Merano Race 1

1m 7f Stakes

Prize Money: -

GRAY CHANCE (3) Competitive effort when 3rd last run at this track. Jockey A Pollioni is a plus. Appears well in this. UN BESO (2) Did well when 2nd last start at this track. Jockey L Neprasova rates highly. Can have an impact. CAPITAN FRACASSA (1) Resuming after a 45 week spell. Ran 5th last start in a hurdle at Cagnessurmer. Should improve from the last run. Not out of this. REZZANO (4) On a quick turnaround. Ran away with a win last start at the track and has drawn to do little work. Include in chances.

Distance: 3000m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: Turf
Class: -

Capitan Fracassa (5) 3424X4145X
Trainer: Josef Jr Vana()
Jockey: O Velek
Weight: 73.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 12% / 37%

4 yo Chestnut Horse

Sire: Kendargent

Dam: Cassina De Pomm

Stats

Career

8: 1-1-1

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Turf

7: 1-1-0

Good

4: 1-1-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-1

Jockey Stats

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Comments

Racing fresh today after a break of 45 weeks. Jumped at $8.00 and finished 5th last start in a hurdle at Cagnessurmer. Should improve from the last run. Respected competitor.

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 14	8/12/25	Cagnessurmer	3399m	3Y C&G CLAIM	-	C Poincot	66kg	SOFT7		-	6.5L	-	$8.00	-	$18,145	-	1. Toastmaster 2. The Big Ticket 3. Mandatory
4th of 6	19/11/25	Treviso	3000m		4	Jan Kratochvil	71kg	GOOD		-	12.3L	-	$2.00	-	$0	-	1. Whatever You Can 2. Base Blu 3. Sandhill Dancer
1st of 6	29/10/25	Treviso	3000m		6	Jan Kratochvil	66kg	GOOD		-	0.75L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Capitan Fracassa 2. Ale 3. Base Blu
4th of 5	27/9/25	Merano	3000m		1	J Bartos	67.5kg	-		-	8L	-	$3.50	-	$0	-	1. Scarp De Tennis 2. Ale 3. Io Ti Racconto
4th of 8	29/12/24	Pisa	2000m		2	Maikol Arras	-	GOOD		-	6.75L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Biscayne Blaze 2. Sicilian Sand 3. Tamburo
2nd of 11	1/12/24	Pisa	2000m		12	M Sanna J	-	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Crazy Spirit 2. Capitan Fracassa 3. Elegant Power

Un Beso (4) 45X651342
Trainer: Francesco Contu()
Jockey: L Neprasova
Weight: 69kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

1 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Rajsaman

Dam: The Cutting Edge

Stats

Career

38: 5-4-8

Distance

18: 2-2-3

Trk/Dst

17: 2-2-3

Track

33: 4-4-8

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-1

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Turf

32: 3-4-8

Good

13: 2-1-3

Soft

18: 1-3-4

Heavy

1: 0-0-1

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

3000m - 3300m

Comments

In the money when 2nd last start at the track. Gains the services of jockey L Neprasova. Will be there at the business end.

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	9/10/26	Merano	3300m		2	L Neprasova	67.5kg	SOFT/HEAVY		-	1.25L	-	$2.00	-	$0	-	1. Ethiopian Sister 2. Un Beso 3. Gray Chance
4th of 7	13/9/26	Merano	3000m		2	Ga Volpe	69.5kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	5L	-	$3.00	-	$0	-	1. Base Blu 2. Ethiopian Sister 3. Gray Chance
3rd of 6	30/8/26	Merano	3300m		1	J Bartos	69.5kg	GOOD		-	4.8L	-	$2.62	-	$0	-	1. Cheeky Blimey 2. What About 3. Un Beso
- of 8	9/8/26	Merano	3000m		1	Jan Faltejsek	68.5kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$2.10	-	$0	-	1. El Bulli 2. What About 3. Dark Defence
1st of 6	25/7/26	Merano	3000m		4	L Matusky	64kg	SOFT		-	7L	-	$17	-	$0	-	1. Un Beso 2. Ethiopian Sister 3. Dark Defence
- of 6	14/6/26	Merano	3000m		1	J Bartos	64kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$5.00	-	$0	-	1. El Bulli 2. Secret Boss 3. Javelot

Gray Chance (3) 0X4453133
Trainer: Josef Jr Vana()
Jockey: A Pollioni
Weight: 68.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 14% / 42%

4 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: Dark Angel

Dam: Vallecupa

Stats

Career

14: 2-0-4

Distance

4: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-1

Track

7: 1-0-3

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Turf

8: 1-0-3

Good

3: 0-0-0

Soft

7: 1-0-3

Heavy

4: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-0-2

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

3000m - 3300m

Comments

Honest race when 3rd last run at this venue. More confidence with jockey A Pollioni guiding the horse. Good winning 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
3rd of 6	9/10/26	Merano	3300m		3	A Pollioni	67.5kg	SOFT/HEAVY		-	3L	-	$3.00	-	$0	-	1. Ethiopian Sister 2. Un Beso 3. Gray Chance
3rd of 7	13/9/26	Merano	3000m		7	A Pollioni	67.5kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	3.25L	-	$2.70	-	$0	-	1. Base Blu 2. Ethiopian Sister 3. Gray Chance
1st of 6	23/8/26	Merano	3300m		5	A Pollioni	69kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	2.75L	-	$4.00	-	$0	-	1. Gray Chance 2. Base Blu 3. Pontbriand
3rd of 6	28/6/26	Merano	3300m		2	L Matusky	64kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$5.00	-	$0	-	1. Arizona Dreaming 2. Guapa De Ceres 3. Gray Chance
5th of 10	7/6/26	Merano	3000m		5	Jan Kratochvil	66kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	6.5L	-	$8.50	-	$0	-	1. Watergate 2. Lord Aragorn 3. Base Blu
4th of 10	17/5/26	Merano	3000m		9	Jan Kratochvil	66kg	GOOD		-	5.05L	-	$3.70	-	$0	-	1. Country Comfort 2. Accolto Bene 3. Rezzano

Rezzano (1) 6X734581
Trainer: Raffaele Romano()
Jockey: N Valentini (A)
Weight: 68kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 5.00% / 30%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Highland Reel

Dam: Redona

Stats

Career

20: 1-1-4

Distance

4: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-1

Track

7: 1-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Turf

16: 1-1-3

Good

10: 0-1-2

Soft

7: 1-0-1

Heavy

3: 0-0-1

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

2200m - 3300m

Comments

On a short back up. Kicked clear when winning last start here and will be aiming for a soft run from the draw. Will not be far away.

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	16/10/26	Merano	3000m		6	N Valentini	68kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	3.5L	-	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Rezzano 2. Io Ti Racconto 3. Zamach
8th of 11	26/9/26	Merano	2200m	handicap=tru	9	N Pezzi	78kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	4.75L	-	$71	-	$0	-	1. Pandora's Cup 2. Jolty Jem 3. Agent Zero
5th of 6	23/8/26	Merano	3300m		6	Gab Agus	69kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	44.75L	-	$2.80	-	$0	-	1. Gray Chance 2. Base Blu 3. Pontbriand
- of 7	25/7/26	Merano	3300m		7	Gab Agus	64kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$4.20	-	$0	-	1. Rexeek 2. April Moon 3. Base Blu
4th of 10	7/6/26	Merano	3000m		8	Ga Volpe	66.5kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	5.25L	-	$5.50	-	$0	-	1. Watergate 2. Lord Aragorn 3. Base Blu
3rd of 10	17/5/26	Merano	3000m		4	Ga Volpe	66kg	GOOD		-	5L	-	$15	-	$0	-	1. Country Comfort 2. Accolto Bene 3. Rezzano

Balayaged (2) 254645
Trainer: Faverostacoli()
Jockey: J Faltejsek
Weight: 63kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 18%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Belardo

Dam: Looks Great

Dam's Sire: New Approach

Stats

Career

22: 0-2-2

Distance

5: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Track

10: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-2

4th Up

2: 0-1-0

Turf

19: 0-1-1

Good

11: 0-1-2

Soft

10: 0-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 0-0-1

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

3000m - 3550m

Comments

Racing on a quick back up. Started $9.00 and moderate showing when 5th last run at the track but has a good draw. Needs to improve.

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	16/10/26	Merano	3000m		1	Jan Faltejsek	66.5kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	17.25L	-	$8.50	-	$0	-	1. Rezzano 2. Io Ti Racconto 3. Zamach
4th of 6	9/10/26	Merano	3300m		1	Jan Faltejsek	63kg	SOFT/HEAVY		-	33L	-	$13	-	$0	-	1. Ethiopian Sister 2. Un Beso 3. Gray Chance
6th of 7	13/9/26	Merano	3000m		3	Rostislav Bens	63kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	35.5L	-	$29	-	$0	-	1. Base Blu 2. Ethiopian Sister 3. Gray Chance
4th of 6	23/8/26	Merano	3300m		1	Jan Faltejsek	70kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	14.75L	-	$19	-	$0	-	1. Gray Chance 2. Base Blu 3. Pontbriand
- of 6	9/8/26	Merano	3550m		5	N Valentini	65kg	GOOD TO SOFT		-	L	-	$51	-	$0	-	1. Matmatah 2. Saint Patrice 3. Pontbriand
- of 7	25/7/26	Merano	3300m		2	A Pollioni	63kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$19	-	$0	-	1. Rexeek 2. April Moon 3. Base Blu

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