Istanbul Race 2

Race 2

Prize Money: -

TENACIOUS KHAN (5) brings the strongest market push and comes off a solid 3rd at Istanbul over 1500m on 21 Aug in TB grade with 58kg, now drawn barrier 2. BOAZ (1) maps well from barrier 1 and has placed in both recent Istanbul runs at 1400–1500m, including 2nd over this trip on 14 Aug; proven on Good and at the track. GIRALAMO (2) drops back 500m after an Istanbul 1900m run on 23 Aug and owns a 2-from-4 1400m record, including a July win here. LIVE YOUR FREEDOM (6) gets 2kg off to 56kg after a 1500m run on 21 Aug and has strong Istanbul stats with H. Karataş (2 wins, 1 second from 5).

Distance: 1400m
Track: Good
Weather: clear
Surface: EquiTrack
Class: TB

Boaz (1) 2343011322
Trainer: H.acar()
Jockey: G.kocakaya
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 21% / 78%

3 yo

Sire: Papa Clem

Dam: Ride High

Dam's Sire: Always A Classic

Stats

Career

14: 3-5-3

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

14: 3-5-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

9: 2-5-2

Soft

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

1200m - 2100m

Comments

Consistent at Istanbul with back-to-back 2nds at 1500m and 1400m on good ground, most recently over 1400m when runner-up to Dark Money. Returns to 1400m from barrier 1 and carries 60kg, with strong course stats (14:3-5-3) and a solid record from low draws. Well-set to hold form and be competitive 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
2nd of 7	14/8/26	Istanbul	1400m		2	Erhan Aktuğ	59.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Dark Money 2. Boaz 3. Whisper Of Victory
2nd of 11	29/7/26	Istanbul	1500m	3UP HCP	3	Erhan Aktuğ	52kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Çokomel Kiz 2. Boaz 3. Whisper Of Victory
3rd of 9	12/7/26	Istanbul	1200m		2	Erhan Aktuğ	61kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. El Gladiador 2. Giralamo 3. Boaz
1st of 8	14/6/26	Istanbul	1200m		1	Erhan Aktuğ	52.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Boaz 2. Desructor 3. Giralamo
1st of 6	27/5/26	Istanbul	1500m		5	Erhan Aktuğ	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Boaz 2. Togarma 3. Social Bee
11th of 16	13/5/26	Istanbul	2100m		12	Seli̇m Kaya	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. The Real One 2. Turamun 3. Caboose

Giralamo (6) 5104332127
Trainer: S.bektaş()
Jockey: V.abi̇ş
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 25% / 58%

3 yo

Sire: Touch The Wolf

Dam: Lerzan

Dam's Sire: Toruk Macto

Stats

Career

12: 3-2-2

Distance

4: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Track

6: 1-2-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

8: 2-2-2

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 1-0-0

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

1200m - 1900m

Comments

Strong 1400m profile (4:2-0-1) at Istanbul, including a July win over 1400m on good going with 60kg. Comes back 500m from a 1900m run 14 days ago and reunites with a jockey who has a 1-from-4 record aboard; draws barrier 6 within a range where he’s placed before. Proven at the trip and track sets him up to be competitive under 60kg.

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
7th of 8	23/8/26	Istanbul	1900m	3Y COND 7	5	Akin Sözen	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Turamun 2. Prandello 3. Golden Bee
2nd of 7	9/8/26	Istanbul	1500m	3Y COND	3	Akin Sözen	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Jazz Runner 2. Giralamo 3. Yakari
1st of 7	26/7/26	Istanbul	1400m		1	Akin Sözen	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Giralamo 2. Traidora 3. Hidan
2nd of 9	12/7/26	Istanbul	1200m		6	Yi̇ği̇tcan Gökçe	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. El Gladiador 2. Giralamo 3. Boaz
3rd of 6	24/6/26	Istanbul	1400m	3Y	1	Akin Sözen	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Brother Lovie 2. Zimbatron 3. Giralamo
3rd of 8	14/6/26	Istanbul	1200m		4	Müslüm Çeli̇k	52kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Boaz 2. Desructor 3. Giralamo

Hola Y Chao (3) 4240303177
Trainer: M.dolak()
Jockey: A.çeli̇k
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 11% / 48%

3 yo

Sire: Bluegrass Cat

Dam: Cotton Candy

Dam's Sire: Utopia

Stats

Career

35: 4-6-7

Distance

8: 2-1-2

Trk/Dst

7: 2-1-2

Track

32: 4-6-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

22: 3-4-5

Soft

2: 0-1-0

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 - 2200m

Comments

Back to 1400m suits after a 2000m run 7 days ago, and he’s a two-time winner at this trip with a solid Istanbul 1400 record (7:2-1-2). Won a 3UP CLAIM over 1400m at Istanbul on 12 Aug and earlier placed there with 61.5kg, now returns to 58kg from barrier 3. With that profile and a short turnaround, he looks set to be competitive at this 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
7th of 11	30/8/26	Adana	2000m	TB	3	E Çankaya	53.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Şafakateş 2. Alameti Farika 3. Paluri Man
7th of 8	21/8/26	Istanbul	1500m	TB	1	H Çi̇zi̇k	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Calvados 2. Jazz Runner 3. Tenacious Khan
1st of 7	12/8/26	Istanbul	1400m	3UP CLAIM	4	H Çi̇zi̇k	55.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Hola Y Chao 2. Song Rising 3. Winner Gets It All
3rd of 10	31/7/26	Istanbul	1400m		6	Akin Sözen	61.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gilmour 2. Volitivo 3. Hola Y Chao
10th of 12	24/7/26	Istanbul	2000m		2	Uğur Levent	58.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Land Of Legends 2. Racing Star 3. Victor The Brave
3rd of 7	10/7/26	Istanbul	2200m		6	Halef Kati	61kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Social Bee 2. Arno Rabel 3. Hola Y Chao

Linares (8) 1432843936
Trainer: Ş.gökçe()
Jockey: A.yildiz
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 27% / 72%

3 yo

Sire: Tizway

Dam: Dokuzuncu Senfoni̇

Dam's Sire: Torok

Stats

Career

18: 5-3-5

Distance

6: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

6: 3-1-0

Track

17: 5-3-4

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

12: 3-2-4

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

7: 2-2-2

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

1000m - 2100m

Comments

Proven at Istanbul 1400m with a strong track/distance record (6:3-1-0), and drops 500m after a 6th of 8 over 1900m here 14 days ago in 3Y COND 7. Current jockey has a solid partnership (7:2-2-2), and returns to 58kg from barrier 8. Back to a preferred trip looks a positive setup.

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 8	23/8/26	Istanbul	1900m	3Y COND 7	8	Mehmet Fati̇h Kaya	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Turamun 2. Prandello 3. Golden Bee
3rd of 5	17/7/26	Bursa	2000m		4	Özcan Yildirim	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Lord Of Dragon 2. Typhoon 3. Linares
9th of 17	28/6/26	Istanbul	1400m		15	Ali̇ Yildiz	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Dire Wolf 2. Wolf Rules 3. Caboose
3rd of 9	10/6/26	Istanbul	2100m	3Y COND 9	8	Ali̇ Yildiz	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Aimus Liberatus 2. Canikli Beyler 3. Linares
4th of 9	22/5/26	Istanbul	1000m		9	Mehmet Fati̇h Kaya	56kg	HEAVY		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Yakari 2. Hidan 3. My Fearless Son
8th of 11	1/5/26	Istanbul	1600m		10	Mehmet Fati̇h Kaya	58kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Whizbang 2. Silent Treatment 3. Dire Wolf

Tenacious Khan (2) 1X122223
Trainer: H.harmanbaşi()
Jockey: A.kurşun
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 25% / 87%

3 yo

Sire: Hakeem

Dam: Zühal

Dam's Sire: Pressing

Stats

Career

8: 2-4-1

Track

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Good

7: 2-3-1

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 - 1800m

Comments

Consistent this season (2:0-1-1) and draws barrier 2 after a solid 3rd at Istanbul over 1500m 16 days ago in TB grade, carrying 58kg on good ground behind Calvados and Jazz Runner. Prior to that, he was 2nd at Bursa over 1300m on good, also with 58kg, and his good-ground record is strong (7:2-3-1). With a slight drop back to 1400m and a favourable low draw, he profiles as a reliable contender.

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 8	21/8/26	Istanbul	1500m	TB	5	S Boyraz	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Calvados 2. Jazz Runner 3. Tenacious Khan
2nd of 4	7/8/26	Bursa	1300m		1	S Boyraz	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Pers Joys 2. Tenacious Khan 3. Fearless Dragon
2nd of 8	9/7/26	Kocaeli	1200m		1	Ş Dursun	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Pers Joys 2. Tenacious Khan 3. Secret Flight
2nd of 7	12/6/26	Bursa	1800m		4	Nevzat Avci̇	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. West Kenan 2. Tenacious Khan 3. Drecari
2nd of 5	19/5/26	Kocaeli	1800m		1	Ali̇ Yildiz	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Kara Bereli 2. Tenacious Khan 3. Secret Flight
1st of 5	21/4/26	Kocaeli	1500m		2	Ali̇ Yildiz	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tenacious Khan 2. Mr Çirak 3. Fire At Will

Live Your Freedom (7) 1441625
Trainer: M.e.avci()
Jockey: H.karataş
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 28% / 42%

Jockey / Horse Combo

3 yo

Sire: Trappe Shot

Dam: Fly So Free

Dam's Sire: Yonaguska

Stats

Career

7: 2-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Track

6: 2-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

5: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 2-1-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

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 - 1600m

Comments

Returns to 1400m after a 1500m Istanbul run 16 days ago and drops to 56kg, with H. Karataş back aboard. Boasts a solid Istanbul record (6:2-0-0) and a 1400m placing on good ground two starts back at Kocaeli. Proven from middle-to-wide alleys and looks set to run well at this trip with the weight relief.

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 8	21/8/26	Istanbul	1500m	TB	4	Akin Sözen	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Calvados 2. Jazz Runner 3. Tenacious Khan
2nd of 8	23/7/26	Kocaeli	1400m		3	H Karataş	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Lovibond 2. Live Your Freedom 3. Lupelyan
6th of 8	1/7/26	Istanbul	1600m	3UP HCP	6	H Karataş	59kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Dark Money 2. Sirius Vega 3. Filius Ventus
1st of 10	12/6/26	Istanbul	1500m		10	H Karataş	60.5kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Live Your Freedom 2. Millennium Falcon 3. Lady Begüm
4th of 6	10/5/26	Istanbul	1500m		5	Akin Sözen	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Aimus Liberatus 2. Mr Çirak 3. Fire Of Tygar
4th of 9	18/3/26	Istanbul	1500m		7	H Karataş	56kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Wolf Rules 2. True Blue 3. Kayros

Clemenza (4) 535X018671
Trainer: H.boyraz()
Jockey: A.sözen
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 21% / 35%

3 yo

Sire: Flintshire

Dam: Sablerose

Dam's Sire: Dubawi

Stats

Career

14: 3-1-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

14: 3-1-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

13: 3-1-1

Soft

1: 0-0-0

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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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1500m - 2200m

Comments

Winner here over 1500m on 5 Aug in 3Y COND, scoring under 58kg with Akin Sözen aboard, and now drops to 55kg from barrier 4. Has a (Istanbul) record of (14:3-1-1) and a 1400m placing on the track-distance. Recent win with this jockey-trainer pairing suggests he’s well set to hold form.

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 9	5/8/26	Istanbul	1500m	3Y COND	1	Akin Sözen	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Clemenza 2. Gümrükcü Murat 3. Extensive
7th of 7	10/7/26	Istanbul	2200m		4	Berk Gökçe	52kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Social Bee 2. Arno Rabel 3. Hola Y Chao
6th of 7	3/7/26	Istanbul	1600m		6	Ahmet Çeli̇k	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Dejame 2. Nart The Wolf 3. Ormello
8th of 9	10/6/26	Istanbul	2100m	3Y COND 9	6	Ahmet Çeli̇k	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Aimus Liberatus 2. Canikli Beyler 3. Linares
1st of 8	31/5/26	Istanbul	1600m		3	Ahmet Çeli̇k	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Clemenza 2. Prens Lautaro 3. Magical Flower
13th of 16	13/5/26	Istanbul	2100m		2	Ali̇ Yildiz	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. The Real One 2. Turamun 3. Caboose

Build Your Dreams (5) 23631X0804
Trainer: A.güven()
Jockey: H.çi̇zi̇k
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 11% / 44%

3 yo

Sire: Tilsit

Dam: Amigra

Dam's Sire: Popular Demand

Stats

Career

9: 1-1-2

Distance

3: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Track

4: 1-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

8: 1-1-2

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 0-1-1

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

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

1600m - 2200m

Comments

Back to 1400m with a 4kg drop to 54kg after a 4th of 5 over 1600m at Ankara 12 days ago in 3Y COND, and draws barrier 5 after the rail draw last time. Istanbul record reads (4:1-0-1) and he’s placed twice at 1400, with the current jockey pairing (2:0-1-1) a positive. This setup looks more suitable for a competitive showing.

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
4th of 5	25/8/26	Ankara	1600m	3Y COND	1	Özcan Yildirim	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Victory Waltz 2. Master Of Race 3. Super Tomo
13th of 13	6/6/26	Ankara	2200m		2	Özcan Yildirim	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Bay Nalçakan 2. Ersele Beyi 3. Upamecano
8th of 9	14/5/26	Ankara	2200m		4	Gökhan Kocakaya	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Anshba 2. Rabovo 3. Father Of Fathers
10th of 11	19/4/26	Istanbul	1900m		2	Gökhan Kocakaya	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Power Song 2. Ersele Beyi 3. Rand Al Thor
1st of 14	16/11/25	Istanbul	1800m		9	Gökhan Kocakaya	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Build Your Dreams 2. Anshba 3. Ersele Beyi
3rd of 8	11/10/25	Ankara	1400m		2	Gökhan Kocakaya	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Whizbang 2. Diluvio 3. Build Your Dreams

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