Merano Race 4

2m 1 1/2f Stakes

Prize Money: -

SOPRAN MENEGHINO (5) First up after a break. In the money when 2nd last run at this track. Jockey A Pollioni rates highly. Main hope. NATAM (3) Just average when 4th last start at this venue. Expected to rebound. Winning appeal. COUNTRY COMFORT (1) Unsighted last start at this track. Has the talent to rebound quickly and has minimal work to do from the draw. Not out of this. PLANTING (4) Resuming after a spell. Only fair when 6th last time around here but goes down in weight. Gab Agus is a pivotal booking. Could find a place.

Distance: 3550m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: Turf
Class: -

Country Comfort (1) 1X51235X14
Trainer: Matteo Bonetti()
Jockey: T Vodrazka
Weight: 66.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 18% / 37%

4 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: Mukhadram

Dam: Slow Down

Stats

Career

16: 3-1-2

Track

10: 2-1-2

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Turf

15: 3-1-2

Good

8: 3-0-0

Soft

7: 0-1-2

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 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

3000m - 3800m

Comments

Failed to threaten last start here. Has the talent to rebound quickly and gets a favourable draw. Reasonable chance.

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
- of 7	30/8/26	Merano	3800m		1	T Vodrazka	66kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$29	-	$0	-	1. Moment De Grace 2. Troubadour 3. Saint Patrice
4th of 5	14/6/26	Merano	3500m		2	Gab Agus	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	48.75L	-	$16	-	$0	-	1. Woods 2. Scarp De Tennis 3. Whatever You Can
1st of 10	17/5/26	Merano	3000m		7	T Vodrazka	66kg	GOOD		-	3L	-	$41	-	$0	-	1. Country Comfort 2. Accolto Bene 3. Rezzano
- of 10	26/4/26	Merano	3000m		2	S Laubeova	65kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$29	-	$0	-	1. Watergate 2. Accolto Bene 3. Voila Voila
5th of 5	7/9/25	Merano	3300m		1	Jan Kratochvil	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	43.25L	-	$26	-	$0	-	1. La Knight 2. Help Me 3. Ladise
3rd of 5	17/8/25	Merano	3000m		5	Jan Faltejsek	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	12.75L	-	$12	-	$0	-	1. Maxstar 2. La Knight 3. Country Comfort

Make Sense (2) 3019770465
Trainer: Stampfl Lisa Pobitzer()
Jockey: N Valentini (A)
Weight: 69.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 6.25% / 18%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: No Risk At All

Dam: Makewish

Dam's Sire: Kapgarde

Stats

Career

16: 1-0-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Turf

6: 1-0-1

Good

2: 0-0-1

Soft

7: 1-0-1

Heavy

6: 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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Distance Range Last 6 months

3599m - 3899m

Comments

Odds of $41.00 and fairly underwhelming when 5th last start at the track but drawn nicely. Will be positive in the run early. Hard to see this being good enough.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

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	6/9/26	Merano	3800m		7	Ga Volpe	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	74.5L	-	$41	-	$0	-	1. Madrilene 2. Pistache Dore 3. Suroit
6th of 9	15/7/26	Clairefontaine	3899m	Flat	-	T Pierrisnard	63.5kg	SOFT		-	32.32L	-	$34	-	$18,146	-	1. Kimarillo 2. Le Petit Nice 3. Cats'agility
4th of 6	30/6/26	Aix Les Bains	3899m	5UP CLAIMING	-	T Pierrisnard	62.5kg	SOFT		-	5.94L	-	$10	-	$19,000	-	1. Divilskin 2. King Of Francs 3. Djembe Davis
11th of 13	13/4/26	Auteuil	3599m	5yo+	-	T Servier	63kg	UNKNOWN		-	50.85L	-	$34	-	$25,001	-	1. The Must 2. Saint Tunis 3. Kapteen
7th of 11	1/4/26	Compiegne	3799m	5yo+	-	T Pierrisnard	63kg	HEAVY		-	33.3L	-	$29	-	$25,001	-	1. Dream Rique 2. Style De Way 3. Les Flots Bleus
7th of 12	22/3/26	Strasbourg	3799m	5yo+	-	T Pierrisnard	62kg	SOFT		-	17.92L	-	$21	-	$26,001	-	1. Halite 2. Imperium 3. Tough Times

Natam (4) 1X34X14534
Trainer: Josef Jr Vana()
Jockey: O Velek
Weight: 71kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 28% / 58%

1 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: So You Think

Dam: Salar Art

Stats

Career

39: 11-5-7

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

16: 5-2-3

1st Up

10: 3-1-3

2nd Up

7: 1-1-2

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Turf

22: 8-4-4

Good

14: 8-3-0

Soft

7: 0-1-3

Heavy

1: 0-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 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

3300m - 3500m

Comments

At $2.50 ordinary performance when 4th last start here. Expected to rebound. Has to be in the finish.

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 6	22/8/26	Merano	3300m		2	O Velek	68.5kg	SOFT/HEAVY		-	14.75L	-	$2.50	-	$0	-	1. Astaire 2. Rexeek 3. Dancer Evolution
3rd of 5	21/6/26	Merano	3300m		4	O Velek	71kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	9.5L	-	$2.25	-	$0	-	1. Sopran Mistery 2. Wishpet 3. Natam
5th of 9	17/5/26	Merano	3500m		8	O Velek	66kg	GOOD		-	2.8L	-	$11	-	$0	-	1. Mauricius 2. Kaja 3. Mes Ailes
4th of 8	26/4/26	Merano	3300m		5	O Velek	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$5.50	-	$0	-	1. Mr Mistoffelees 2. Billy Jango 3. L'Aziza Des Places
1st of 7	8/3/26	Treviso	3500m		5	L Neprasova	71kg	GOOD		-	6L	-	$2.50	-	$0	-	1. Natam 2. Allied Powers 3. Eisenherz
4th of 8	11/12/25	Pisa	3500m		4	O Velek	70kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	13.25L	-	$2.80	-	$0	-	1. Winstonpresident 2. Mythos 3. Feed Back

Planting (3) 43X44X5X6X
Trainer: Christian Ghiotti()
Jockey: Gab Agus
Weight: 67.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 7.69% / 26%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Planteur

Dam: Sandy Cat

Dam's Sire: Hurricane Cat

Stats

Career

26: 2-0-5

Distance

5: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-0

Track

10: 1-0-0

1st Up

9: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 2-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-0-3

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Turf

18: 2-0-1

Good

6: 0-0-1

Soft

16: 2-0-2

Heavy

3: 0-0-2

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

3500m

Comments

First up from a spell. Unsatisfactory performance when 6th last time at the track but gets some weight taken off. Gab Agus is a suitable booking. Need a lot of luck to be close to winning this.

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	14/6/26	Merano	3500m		5	T Vodrazka	71kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	100.5L	-	$26	-	$0	-	1. Heichal 2. Occhio Alla Penna 3. Patricien
5th of 6	14/3/26	Treviso	3500m		2	Andrea Lancini	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	11L	-	$19	-	$0	-	1. Nordstrand 2. Na Scoitear 3. Prince D'orage
4th of 6	3/8/25	Merano	3550m		4	O Velek	66.5kg	SOFT		-	5.85L	-	$11	-	$0	-	1. Mensch 2. Mandinko 3. Prince D'orage
- of 8	22/6/25	Merano	3800m		6	T Polesna	63kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Mensch 2. Sky Constellation 3. Darkalon
- of 8	8/6/25	Merano	3550m		4	T Polesna	64kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Lady Recorder 2. Mensch 3. Island King
4th of 10	4/5/25	Merano	3000m		6	T Polesna	63kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	7.5L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Mes Ailes 2. Un Beso 3. Lady Recorder

Sopran Meneghino (5) 16X31X112X
Trainer: Josef Jr Vana()
Jockey: A Pollioni
Weight: 69.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 28% / 60%

Starting Price Profile

7 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: Australia

Dam: Alambra

Dam's Sire: Shamardal

Stats

Career

25: 7-3-5

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

7: 2-1-2

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Turf

18: 7-2-3

Good

16: 7-1-2

Soft

2: 0-1-1

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

3550m

Comments

Back from a break. Was competitive when 2nd last run here. Jockey A Pollioni is an asset. The testing material.

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 8	19/4/26	Merano	3550m		6	Jan Kratochvil	70kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	2.75L	-	$2.20	-	$0	-	1. Mensch 2. Sopran Meneghino 3. Cheeky Blimey
1st of 5	3/4/26	Treviso	3000m		3	Jan Kratochvil	71kg	GOOD		-	30L	-	$1.55	-	$0	-	1. Sopran Meneghino 2. Ihopeyoulike 3. Last Stand
1st of 4	20/3/26	Treviso	3000m		2	Jan Kratochvil	67.5kg	GOOD		-	1.5L	-	$1.90	-	$0	-	1. Sopran Meneghino 2. Eisenherz 3. Last Stand
1st of 9	20/4/25	Merano	3000m		3	J Bartos	71kg	GOOD		-	0.75L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sopran Meneghino 2. Na Scoitear 3. El Bulli
3rd of 11	1/3/25	Treviso	3000m		12	L Neprasova	65.5kg	SOFT		-	4.5L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Ambrosius 2. Igor 3. Sopran Meneghino
6th of 9	1/2/24	Pisa	3500m		8	Tereza Podráská	71kg	UNKNOWN		-	18.75L	-	$3.50	-	$0	-	1. Berkshire Phoenix 2. Surabaya 3. Crebillon

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