Ankara Race 8

Race 8

Prize Money: -

JOHN ABRUZZI (2) sets the standard at 2200m with a perfect 3-from-3 distance record and arrives off Ankara wins at 2000m and 2100m this prep. GLITTER WINGS (5) draws barrier 1 and was a close 3rd behind JOHN ABRUZZI (2) over 2000m here 16 days ago, with prior 2nd at 1900m suggesting the step to 2200m suits. GÜÇLÜ TÜRK (1) is fourth-up with a strong current jockey combo (3 wins from 7) and won a 1500m Ankara race two starts back, but must prove himself at 2200m (0/3). MARTINA (4) meets them fitter third-up and has placed at the track and trip, though was 4th behind JOHN ABRUZZI (2) last start at 2000m.

Distance: 2200m
Track: Good
Weather: overcast
Surface: -
Class: TB

Güçlü Türk (3) 132666X315
Trainer: U.kulak()
Jockey: Sal.çeli̇k
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 18% / 62%

Jockey / Horse Combo

4 yo

Sire: Super Saver

Dam: Beti̇feri̇

Dam's Sire: Lion Heart

Stats

Career

27: 5-7-5

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

13: 2-2-2

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Good

16: 3-3-3

Soft

1: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

7: 3-1-1

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

1400m - 2200m

Comments

Fourth-up and back to Ankara, he won a 1500m 3UP COND here two starts ago carrying 60kg, then was 5th over 1500m 11 days ago. Steps up 700m to 2200m where he’s yet to place (3:0-0-0), but draws barrier 3 and reunites with a jockey he combines well with (CurrentJockey 7:3-1-1; CurrentTrainerJockey 3:2-0-1). Solid local record at Ankara (13:2-2-2) suggests he can be competitive if he stays the trip.

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 7	8/9/26	Ankara	1500m	TB	2	Sali̇h Çeli̇k	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Zagros Rüzgari 2. Görkem Kaptan 3. Black Pablo
1st of 7	13/8/26	Ankara	1500m	3UP COND	4	Sali̇h Çeli̇k	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Güçlü Türk 2. Nightflyers 3. El Verdugo
3rd of 7	6/8/26	Ankara	1400m	3UP HCP	4	M T Coşkun	58.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Zagros Rüzgari 2. Whisper Of Victory 3. Güçlü Türk
6th of 7	14/5/26	Ankara	2000m		2	Vedat Abi̇ş	-	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Mandrake 2. El Cacique 3. Dragon Kingdom
6th of 8	23/4/26	Ankara	1500m		5	Müslüm Çeli̇k	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Fleximan 2. Principesa Nilo 3. North Pasha
6th of 7	7/4/26	Adana	2200m		3	Özcan Yildirim	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Altinsima 2. My Sarayyerlim 3. El Lord

John Abruzzi (5) 113258X111
Trainer: İb.b.oğullari()
Jockey: A.kurşun
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 33% / 66%

Unbeaten the Track / Distance

Picket Fence

Form on Good

5 yo

Sire: Victory Gallop

Dam: Miss Judge

Dam's Sire: Strike The Gold

Stats

Career

30: 10-6-4

Distance

3: 3-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

9: 4-1-4

1st Up

4: 2-1-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Turf

2: 0-0-0

Good

16: 7-3-3

Dirt

5: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

9: 3-2-3

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2000m - 2200m

Comments

Unbeaten this prep with three straight Ankara wins, most recently over 2000m on 3 Sep carrying 59kg in TB class, and he’s 3-from-3 at 2200m. Strong local profile (Ankara 9:4-1-4; track-distance 2:2-0-0) and pairs back with a jockey he’s placed with in 8 of 9 rides. Suited again from barrier 5 with 60kg and looks 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 5	3/9/26	Ankara	2000m	TB	4	İsm Yildirim	59kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. John Abruzzi 2. Bandolero 3. Glitter Wings
1st of 5	11/8/26	Ankara	2100m	3UP COND	3	M A Akgöbek	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. John Abruzzi 2. Görkem Kaptan 3. Haworth
1st of 6	25/7/26	Ankara	2200m		6	M A Akgöbek	56.5kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. John Abruzzi 2. El Lord 3. Golden Dragon
8th of 9	6/9/25	Istanbul	2000m		9	Mehmet Fati̇h Kaya	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Captain Fantastic 2. Attalos 3. Hope Breeze
5th of 6	13/8/25	Istanbul	2000m		4	H Çi̇zi̇k	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Oğlum Doruk 2. Dragons Son 3. Vincitore
2nd of 6	16/7/25	Istanbul	2000m		6	Ayhan Kurşun	63kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Vincitore 2. John Abruzzi 3. Cesur Ali̇

Lion Tomo (2) 1642554733
Trainer: H.sunkar()
Jockey: G.kocakaya
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 12% / 60%

3 yo

Sire: Klimt

Dam: Makaron

Dam's Sire: Bosporus

Stats

Career

33: 4-9-7

Track

4: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Good

15: 0-5-4

Soft

5: 1-1-1

Firm

1: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 2000m

Comments

Back-to-back 3rd placings at Kocaeli (1400m, 3UP HCP) and Izmir (1200m, TB) suggest he’s holding form, and he draws barrier 2 here. Carries 60kg, down 2kg on last start, and reunites with G. Kocakaya after a tough Ankara run two back. With a sharp distance drop of 1000m and a soft gate, he looks set to give another honest account.

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	29/8/26	Izmir	1200m	TB	3	Mustafa Çi̇çek	62kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tolper 2. Vite Vite 3. Lion Tomo
3rd of 9	6/8/26	Kocaeli	1400m	3UP HCP	2	Akin Sözen	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Legendary Majesty 2. Secret Flight 3. Lion Tomo
7th of 10	30/7/26	Ankara	1300m		8	Gökhan Kocakaya	62kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. King Luther 2. Dark Veyron 3. Zagros Rüzgari
4th of 8	9/7/26	Kocaeli	1200m		4	Halef Kati	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Pers Joys 2. Tenacious Khan 3. Secret Flight
5th of 6	6/6/26	Izmir	2000m		4	Ö F Özen	61kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Moğol 2. Bob Valdes 3. Brave Orphan
5th of 5	21/5/26	Ankara	1500m		2	Ahmet Çeli̇k	61kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Fire Of Tygar 2. Nine Trees 3. Good Wiew Glory

Martina (4) 1231451554
Trainer: U.kulak()
Jockey: E.aktuğ
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 24% / 48%

5 yo

Sire: Bodemeister

Dam: Gifted Sultan

Dam's Sire: Lion Heart

Stats

Career

41: 10-6-4

Distance

4: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Track

18: 3-3-1

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-1-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Turf

8: 4-1-0

Good

18: 5-3-1

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Dirt

4: 1-1-1

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1500m - 2200m

Comments

Proven at Ankara with a solid course record (18:3-3-1) and a handy barrier 4, she steps up 200m to 2200 where she’s placed once from four. Last start she was 4th of 5 over 2000m here on 3 Sep (TB, 58kg) behind John Abruzzi, and now reunites with trainer U.kulak and carries 58kg again. Honest local who can be competitive at this trip without needing peak improvement.

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	3/9/26	Ankara	2000m	TB	5	M T Coşkun	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. John Abruzzi 2. Bandolero 3. Glitter Wings
5th of 7	13/8/26	Ankara	1500m	3UP COND	7	Vedat Abi̇ş	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Güçlü Türk 2. Nightflyers 3. El Verdugo
5th of 5	30/6/26	Ankara	2000m	3UP COND	4	Ayhan Kurşun	60.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Görkem Kaptan 2. Golden Promise 3. El Lord
1st of 8	28/5/26	Ankara	2000m		6	Yi̇ği̇tcan Gökçe	57.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Martina 2. My Catherine 3. My Lady Bug
5th of 7	12/5/26	Ankara	2100m		7	Müslüm Çeli̇k	59.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. El Lord 2. Neritor 3. Glitter Wings
4th of 7	7/4/26	Adana	2200m		7	Ahmet Çeli̇k	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Altinsima 2. My Sarayyerlim 3. El Lord

Glitter Wings (1) 3667453323
Trainer: Y.demi̇rkiran()
Jockey: V.abi̇ş
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 14% / 51%

4 yo

Sire: Agresivo

Dam: Kofa

Dam's Sire: Excellent Art

Stats

Career

27: 4-3-7

Distance

3: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

7: 2-1-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Turf

2: 1-0-1

Good

18: 3-3-3

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Firm

1: 0-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2100m

Comments

Proven at Ankara and this trip, with a strong track record (7:2-1-2) and a winning track-distance mark (2:1-0-0). Comes here 16 days after a 3rd at Ankara over 2000m (TB) carrying 55kg, and now draws barrier 1 with 56kg and a +200m rise that suits her 2200m record (3:1-0-1). Well set up from the inside draw to give another honest account.

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 5	3/9/26	Ankara	2000m	TB	3	Berk Gökçe	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. John Abruzzi 2. Bandolero 3. Glitter Wings
2nd of 8	8/8/26	Izmir	1900m	3Y FILLIES C	2	Mustafa Çi̇çek	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. King Çağdaş 2. Glitter Wings 3. Dragon Runner
3rd of 7	27/7/26	Bursa	1800m	3UP CLM	4	Uğur Levent	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Mr Monk 2. Rüzgar Uğur 3. Glitter Wings
3rd of 7	12/5/26	Ankara	2100m		2	E Çankaya	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. El Lord 2. Neritor 3. Glitter Wings
5th of 12	27/3/26	Izmir	2100m		7	Muhammed Mi̇r Bi̇lgi̇n	58kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Morghul 2. Stasera 3. King Çağdaş
4th of 8	9/3/26	Bursa	2100m		1	Erhan Aktuğ	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Alone Alone 2. Hanömer 3. Koçarslan

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