Istanbul Race 4

Race 4

Stake: -

WAITING A SUNNYDAY (1) chases a hat-trick after back-to-back Istanbul wins, latest over 2000m on 8 Jul (7 runners) with B Çığla carrying 50kg, and at 2100m on 24 Jun; on a 7-day turnaround and unbeaten with this rider. VISENYA (4) was a last-start winner here at 2000m on 19 Jun and is third-up, with a 2000m record of 2 wins from 4. LADY SEPHORA (2) brings solid recent form—2nd at Bursa 2000m on 19 Jun carrying 60.5kg and 3rd at Istanbul 2200m on 3 Jul—and drops 200m from last start from barrier 3. OHRID İNCISI (7) was runner-up at Istanbul 2200m on 3 Jul and is third-up.

Distance: 2000m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: EquiTrack
Class: -

Waiting A Sunnyday (5) 2220547611
Trainer: E.uslu()
Jockey: B.çiğla
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 11% / 35%

Going for the Hat-Trick

4 yo

Sire: Trappe Shot

Dam: My Secret

Dam's Sire: Zanjero

Stats

Career

17: 2-4-0

Distance

4: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-0

Track

14: 2-4-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Good

8: 2-1-0

Soft

1: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1500m - 2100m

Comments

Comes off back-to-back Istanbul wins, scoring over 2000m on 8 Jul (B. Çığla) after taking a 2100m 3UP F&M HCP on 24 Jun, with Start Up and Sarilar Kizi the respective runners-up. On a 7-day turnaround and owns a solid 2000m record (4:1-1-0) plus a perfect 1:1 partnership with this rider. In strong form and looks set to hold it.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 7	8/7/26	Istanbul	2000m		1	B Çiğla	50kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Waiting A Sunnyday 2. Start Up 3. Unreal Engine
1st of 14	24/6/26	Istanbul	2100m	3UP F&M HCP	9	H Çi̇zi̇k	54.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Waiting A Sunnyday 2. Sarilar Kizi 3. Mariscal
6th of 7	20/5/26	Istanbul	1900m		2	M T Coşkun	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Fly Forever 2. Real Trouble 3. Cape Cod
7th of 15	12/5/26	Kocaeli	1500m		7	Erhan Aktuğ	55.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Hizli Gör 2. My Rebellious Girl 3. Shenron
4th of 13	1/5/26	Istanbul	1500m		9	H Çi̇zi̇k	56kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. She Is Approved 2. Shiroke 3. Hills Of Spirit
5th of 18	15/4/26	Istanbul	2000m		8	Y Ş Gümüş	50.5kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Touch The Cloud 2. Supersonic Boom 3. Asra İnat

Lady Sephora (3) 111X923123
Trainer: M.atal()
Jockey: A.kurşun
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 23% / 58%

8 yo

Sire: Maximus Dream

Dam: Lady Polite

Dam's Sire: Felek I

Stats

Career

56: 13-10-10

Distance

8: 1-2-3

Track

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

5: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-2-0

3rd Up

4: 2-0-2

4th Up

4: 1-1-0

Turf

29: 7-6-5

Good

36: 9-8-6

Soft

1: 0-1-0

Dirt

1: 0-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2200m

Comments

In strong form this season (11:4-2-3) and drops back 200m after a solid 3rd at Istanbul over 2200m on Jul 3 behind Nymphadora Tonks and Ohrid İnci̇si̇. Prior runs include a 2nd at Bursa over 2000m under 60.5kg and a win at Adana over 1800m. Proven at 2000m (8:1-2-3) and has a positive record with the current rider (2:1-0-1), so she profiles to run well again.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 6	3/7/26	Istanbul	2200m		2	Müslüm Çeli̇k	-	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Nymphadora Tonks 2. Ohrid İncisi 3. Lady Sephora
2nd of 12	19/6/26	Bursa	2000m		1	Berk Gökçe	60.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Marion 2. Lady Sephora 3. Thinder Of Shine
1st of 13	31/5/26	Adana	1800m		11	Müslüm Çeli̇k	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Lady Sephora 2. Ser Veyron 3. Forlorn
3rd of 11	17/5/26	Adana	2000m		7	Mert Gökalp Arslan	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Head Vorker 2. Cesur Ali̇ 3. Lady Sephora
2nd of 6	2/5/26	Ankara	1900m		2	Müslüm Çeli̇k	57kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Estimate 2. Lady Sephora 3. Stalwart Hera
9th of 14	11/4/26	Adana	1800m		3	Mert Gökalp Arslan	55.5kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Truely 2. Gengar 3. Crazy Tiz

Black Ruby (8) 732047295
Trainer: Ö.güneli̇()
Jockey: Y.ş.gümüş
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 6.67% / 26%

4 yo

Sire: El Corredor

Dam: Riccona

Dam's Sire: Victory Gallop

Stats

Career

30: 2-4-2

Distance

14: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

13: 2-0-2

Track

21: 2-1-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

10: 1-1-0

Soft

3: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1900m - 2200m

Comments

Has a solid 2000m profile (14:2-0-2), including at Istanbul over 2000m (13:2-0-2). Latest was 5th/11 at Kocaeli on 2 Jul over 2000m in 3UP COND from barrier 11 (56kg), the race won by Felix Perla; previously 2nd over 1900m there in 3UP HCP F&M (60.5kg) behind Tilo Girl. Draws barrier 8 (an improvement from last start) and the 7-10 barrier record is (10:0-2-0); with recent efforts, a competitive run looks within reach.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 11	2/7/26	Kocaeli	2000m	3UP COND	11	Y Ş Gümüş	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Felix Perla 2. Secret Lav 3. Asil Azra
9th of 14	24/6/26	Istanbul	2100m	3UP F&M HCP	13	Ali̇ Yildiz	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Waiting A Sunnyday 2. Sarilar Kizi 3. Mariscal
2nd of 7	4/6/26	Kocaeli	1900m	3UP HCP F&M	7	Ali̇ Yildiz	60.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tilo Girl 2. Black Ruby 3. Hizli Gör
7th of 11	15/5/26	Istanbul	2000m		10	Müslüm Çeli̇k	52kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Noble Princess 2. Çevik Vakti 3. Crown Of Honor
4th of 14	3/5/26	Istanbul	2000m		13	Zül Aydoğdi̇	50kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Start Up 2. Touch The Cloud 3. Noble Princess
12th of 18	15/4/26	Istanbul	2000m		16	Gökhan Bektaş	55.5kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Touch The Cloud 2. Supersonic Boom 3. Asra İnat

Visenya (6) 5412134X51
Trainer: Bet.yildirim()
Jockey: Er.cankiliç
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 31% / 63%

Track / Distance Specialist

4 yo

Sire: Vino Rosso

Dam: Soul Kitchen

Dam's Sire: Tiznow

Stats

Career

19: 6-4-2

Distance

4: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 2-0-0

Track

11: 3-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

8: 2-1-1

Dirt

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 2000m

Comments

Arrives third-up off a 2000m Istanbul win on 19 Jun, defeating Splendid. Strong at the trip (4:2-0-1) and particularly effective at Istanbul 2000m (3:2-0-0), with a solid season profile (7:3-1-1). Well set up to hold form at this track and distance.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	19/6/26	Istanbul	2000m		4	Vedat Abi̇ş	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Visenya 2. Splendid 3. Real Trouble
5th of 7	29/5/26	Istanbul	1200m		6	Mehmet Fati̇h Kaya	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Make A Fire 2. Bahrain 3. Magic Selectra
4th of 17	9/11/25	Istanbul	2000m		2	Seli̇m Kaya	57kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Shinny 2. Splendid 3. Gold Flower
3rd of 7	18/10/25	Ankara	2000m		2	Vedat Abi̇ş	56.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Shinny 2. Prenses Sylvester 3. Visenya
1st of 5	19/9/25	Bursa	1900m		3	Vedat Abi̇ş	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Visenya 2. Livzara 3. Lady Isis
2nd of 6	3/9/25	Istanbul	1500m		3	Özcan Yildirim	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Shinny 2. Visenya 3. Livzara

Secret Lav (4) 5468363292
Trainer: M.daş()
Jockey: Müs.çeli̇k
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 10% / 37%

5 yo

Sire: Torok

Dam: Tirauli

Dam's Sire: Lawman

Stats

Career

48: 5-7-6

Distance

13: 2-3-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-2-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

4th Up

3: 0-1-0

Turf

12: 2-2-2

Good

26: 2-4-5

Dirt

3: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

7: 1-0-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 2000m

Comments

Finished 2nd at Kocaeli on 2 Jul over 2000m (3UP COND) from barrier 4 with 57.5kg, chasing home Felix Perla. Also 3rd at Kocaeli on 4 Jun over 2000m (3UP COND) behind Lord Protector and Lion Pekan, and owns a solid 2000m record (13:2-3-2). Drawn 4 with a rider who is (7:1-0-1) on the horse and (5:1-0-0) with the stable, this setup looks competitive.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 11	2/7/26	Kocaeli	2000m	3UP COND	4	Erhan Aktuğ	57.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Felix Perla 2. Secret Lav 3. Asil Azra
9th of 12	18/6/26	Kocaeli	1500m	3Y COND	10	Ali̇ Yildiz	57kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Bode A Winner 2. Felix Perla 3. Thunder Jest
2nd of 11	9/6/26	Kocaeli	1400m	3UP COND F&M	4	Ali̇ Yildiz	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. My Catherine 2. Secret Lav 3. Daella
3rd of 7	4/6/26	Kocaeli	2000m	3UP COND	3	Görkem Özçeli̇k	55.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Lord Protector 2. Lion Pekan 3. Secret Lav
6th of 8	28/5/26	Ankara	2000m		3	Müslüm Çeli̇k	57.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Martina 2. My Catherine 3. My Lady Bug
3rd of 16	28/4/26	Kocaeli	1700m		12	E Çankaya	58.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Felix Perla 2. Stasera 3. Secret Lav

Stasera (1) 4232574546
Trainer: S.çi̇ftçi̇()
Jockey: A.aslan
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 12% / 35%

5 yo

Sire: Catapult

Dam: Subira

Dam's Sire: High Chaparral

Stats

Career

65: 8-6-9

Distance

27: 1-2-3

Trk/Dst

13: 0-0-1

Track

26: 2-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Turf

3: 0-0-1

Good

28: 6-2-5

Soft

2: 0-0-0

Dirt

7: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 0-0-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1500m - 2200m

Comments

Drawn barrier 1, which looks a plus given his 1-3 barrier record sits at (20:4-3-2), and he backs up on a 7-day turnaround. Last week he was 6th of 7 at Istanbul over 2000m on good carrying 60kg, and prior he ran 4th of 11 at Kocaeli over 2000m in 3UP COND with 57.5kg. His 2000m record is (27:1-2-3) and he’s (13:0-0-1) at Istanbul 2000m, so the soft draw could be important to his chances.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 7	8/7/26	Istanbul	2000m		5	B Baguç	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Waiting A Sunnyday 2. Start Up 3. Unreal Engine
4th of 11	2/7/26	Kocaeli	2000m	3UP COND	7	A Aslan	57.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Felix Perla 2. Secret Lav 3. Asil Azra
5th of 7	4/6/26	Kocaeli	2000m	3UP COND	5	A Aslan	58.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Lord Protector 2. Lion Pekan 3. Secret Lav
4th of 9	21/5/26	Izmir	2000m		8	K Yilmaz	57.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Speedy Soul 2. Yiğenim Nehir 3. Ducens Mulier
7th of 11	13/5/26	Istanbul	2100m		6	İlker Soyad	-	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Parker 2. Another Banger 3. Marqiues Lafayette
5th of 10	6/5/26	Istanbul	2200m		6	İlker Soyad	57.5kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Baba Raci̇ 2. Koca Seyid 3. El Verdugo

Ohrid İncisi (7) 7513045X52
Trainer: K.güneş()
Jockey: A.sözen
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 12% / 25%

5 yo

Sire: Myboycharlie

Dam: Kilfarasy

Dam's Sire: Galileo

Stats

Career

24: 3-2-1

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

9: 1-2-0

1st Up

5: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Turf

8: 1-0-0

Good

11: 1-2-1

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Dirt

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 2200m

Comments

Ran 2nd at Istanbul over 2200m on 3 Jul behind Nymphadora Tonks and now comes third-up. Drops back 200m, with a 2000m record of (3:0-0-0) and no placings at the course and trip (2:0-0-0), while the overall track figures are sound (9:1-2-0).

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 6	3/7/26	Istanbul	2200m		6	Ahmet Çeli̇k	-	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Nymphadora Tonks 2. Ohrid İncisi 3. Lady Sephora
5th of 8	19/6/26	Istanbul	2000m		7	Ahmet Çeli̇k	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Visenya 2. Splendid 3. Real Trouble
5th of 7	18/3/26	Istanbul	2000m		6	Enes Bozdağ	56kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. İphiklos 2. Splendid 3. Gold Flower
4th of 8	4/3/26	Istanbul	1500m		8	Enes Bozdağ	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. İphiklos 2. Win Her Love 3. Splendid
16th of 16	17/1/26	Istanbul	1400m		15	H Karataş	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Real Trouble 2. Win Her Love 3. La Spezia
3rd of 7	8/11/25	Ankara	1600m		7	Mehmet Akyavuz	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Philadelphia 2. Chilli Charlie 3. Ohrid İncisi

Cape Cod (2) 6164366538
Trainer: G.sütcü()
Jockey: A.yildiz
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 25% / 48%

4 yo

Sire: Wiener Walzer

Dam: Name Of Danger

Dam's Sire: Three Valleys

Stats

Career

27: 7-2-4

Distance

10: 3-2-1

Trk/Dst

10: 3-2-1

Track

18: 5-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

10: 2-1-1

Dirt

3: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-1-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1500m - 2100m

Comments

Proven at Istanbul over 2000m with a strong track-distance record (10:3-2-1) and overall track figures of (18:5-2-2). Latest run was 8th of 8 at Istanbul over 2000m on 19 Jun, in a race won by Visenya with Splendid 2nd. Draws barrier 2 and has a solid record from inside gates (1-3: 9:3-1-0), while A.yildiz has a (1:0-1-0) partnership with him, so an improved showing is within reach.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 8	19/6/26	Istanbul	2000m		6	Hişman Çi̇zi̇k	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Visenya 2. Splendid 3. Real Trouble
3rd of 7	20/5/26	Istanbul	1900m		4	Uğur Levent	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Fly Forever 2. Real Trouble 3. Cape Cod
5th of 16	28/4/26	Kocaeli	1700m		9	H Çi̇zi̇k	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Felix Perla 2. Stasera 3. Secret Lav
6th of 9	4/4/26	Istanbul	2100m		6	Muhammed Mi̇r Bi̇lgi̇n	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Splendid 2. Real Trouble 3. Jimdema
6th of 7	18/3/26	Istanbul	2000m		3	Vedat Abi̇ş	54kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. İphiklos 2. Splendid 3. Gold Flower
3rd of 12	21/2/26	Istanbul	2000m		7	S Akbulat	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gold Flower 2. Jimdema 3. Cape Cod

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked