Istanbul Race 8

Race 8

Prize Money: -

Limited exposed form makes this a cautious race to assess. GIANT WAVE (5) draws inside and maps to secure the run of the race at 1400m, giving it a slight edge in a six-runner field. HAVASUPAI (2) appeals as a leading threat from a soft draw and should get every chance stalking the speed. DUM SPIRO SPERO (4) looks the other key player from a middle alley, with stablemate depth a minor positive. SOMEWHAT CLOUDY (6) has the widest gate but brings upside and can figure if it crosses smoothly; marginal verdict to GIANT WAVE (5).

Distance: 1400m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: EquiTrack
Class: TB

Sanae (5) 31201131
Trainer: S.günaydin()
Jockey: E.aktuğ
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 50% / 87%

2 yo

Sire: Satono Ares

Dam: Summer Wine

Dam's Sire: Scarface

Stats

Career

8: 4-1-2

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

7: 3-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

7: 3-1-2

Soft

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 1-1-1

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

1000m - 1600m

Comments

Lightly raced 2yo with E. Aktuğ booked for S. Günaydin over 1400m at Istanbul. In a field of 6, professionalism can matter, and this pairing looks a steady set-up. Balanced profile for this assignment.

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	21/10/26	Istanbul	1600m	2Y COND8 FIL	4	Gökhan Kocakaya	57kg	UNKNOWN		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sanae 2. Cose Della Vita 3. Anshba Sky
3rd of 8	9/10/26	Istanbul	1300m	TB	6	Özcan Yildirim	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Asil Kraliçe 2. Egoista 3. Sanae
1st of 6	18/9/26	Istanbul	1400m	2YF COND	4	Özcan Yildirim	59kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sanae 2. Cose Della Vita 3. Mayback
1st of 8	23/8/26	Istanbul	1200m	2Y FILLIES C	5	Özcan Yildirim	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sanae 2. Cose Della Vita 3. Art Of Victory
10th of 13	2/8/26	Istanbul	1200m		2	Erhan Aktuğ	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Elite Touch 2. Majestuosa 3. Güvenika
2nd of 9	17/7/26	Istanbul	1200m		3	Erhan Aktuğ	53kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Majestuosa 2. Sanae 3. Paradiso Divina

Havasupai (2) 3334232456
Trainer: H.sunkar()
Jockey: H.çi̇zi̇k
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 6.67% / 66%

2 yo

Sire: Bodemeister

Dam: Hold Up

Dam's Sire: Bosporus

Stats

Career

15: 1-3-6

Distance

5: 0-0-3

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

5: 0-2-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Good

11: 0-2-6

Soft

3: 1-0-0

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

1100m - 1500m

Comments

Lightly raced 2yo with H. Çizik booked for H. Sunkar over 1400m at Istanbul. With only a small field of six, setup looks straightforward. Respect without overstatement given the sparse profile.

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	30/10/26	Istanbul	1200m	TB	1	Gökhan Kocakaya	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Baturalp Can 2. Egoista 3. Victory Of Tomo
5th of 7	23/10/26	Istanbul	1500m	TB	2	Müslüm Çeli̇k	57kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Whitewalkers 2. Egoista 3. Victory Of Tomo
4th of 8	10/10/26	Ankara	1400m	2Y GROUP 2	3	Vedat Abi̇ş	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Belleza 2. Speed Queen 3. Voobahr
2nd of 5	2/10/26	Istanbul	1500m	2Y COND 5	4	Akin Sözen	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Meloncitto 2. Havasupai 3. Leopardess
3rd of 7	16/9/26	Istanbul	1400m	2Y COND	5	Akin Sözen	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Rattlesnake 2. Whitewalkers 3. Havasupai
2nd of 7	30/8/26	Adana	1300m	TB	2	E Çankaya	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Hawk 2. Havasupai 3. Afamia

Asil Kraliçe (4) 4X71515
Trainer: M.akkiliç()
Jockey: Ö.yildirim
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 33% / 33%

2 yo

Sire: Torok

Dam: Bloomy

Dam's Sire: Luxor

Stats

Career

6: 2-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

6: 2-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

5: 2-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

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

1000m - 1400m

Comments

Lightly raced 2yo for M. Akkiliç with Ö. Yildirim engaged over 1400m at Istanbul. Set-up is straightforward and the small field could aid a tidy run. Respect in a race without much exposed 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
5th of 7	30/10/26	Istanbul	1200m	TB	4	Erhan Aktuğ	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Baturalp Can 2. Egoista 3. Victory Of Tomo
1st of 8	9/10/26	Istanbul	1300m	TB	4	Erhan Aktuğ	53kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Asil Kraliçe 2. Egoista 3. Sanae
5th of 9	25/9/26	Istanbul	1400m	TB	3	Erhan Aktuğ	57kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Rock Of Beautiful 2. Belleza 3. Güvenika
1st of 11	2/9/26	Istanbul	1300m	2Y MDN	1	Muhammed Mi̇r Bi̇lgi̇n	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Asil Kraliçe 2. Equalizer 3. Let It Burn
7th of 11	19/8/26	Istanbul	1400m		11	Hişman Çi̇zi̇k	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Shade Of Amidala 2. Side Glory 3. Canhanbey
4th of 10	24/5/26	Istanbul	1000m		9	Muhammed Mi̇r Bi̇lgi̇n	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Atomic Age 2. Red Victory 3. Lady Roza

Dum Spiro Spero (3) 13133355X7
Trainer: H.sunkar()
Jockey: A.yildiz
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 22% / 66%

2 yo

Sire: Dabirsim

Dam: Fingallian

Dam's Sire: Street Cry

Stats

Career

9: 2-0-4

Track

2: 0-0-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

Good

9: 2-0-4

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

1000m - 1300m

Comments

Lightly raced 2yo for H. Sunkar with A. Yildiz booked for the 1400m at Istanbul. With no exposed form supplied, the set-up reads as a learning run, but the rider-trainer pairing gives a neat platform. Kept safe in a small field of six.

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 7	31/10/26	Ankara	1300m	TB	6	Fesi̇h Çeti̇nbaş	57kg	UNKNOWN		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Zohar 2. Emanet 3. Denizares
5th of 5	27/7/26	Bursa	1300m		1	Yi̇ği̇tcan Gökçe	-	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Only Girl 2. Felaket 3. Puyol
5th of 5	16/7/26	Ankara	1200m		3	Nevzat Avci̇	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tom Raider 2. Çelçirn Firtinasi 3. Dravion
3rd of 4	3/7/26	Bursa	1200m		3	Nevzat Avci̇	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. My Little Boy 2. Hold On To Life 3. Dum Spiro Spero
3rd of 5	21/6/26	Istanbul	1200m	2Y COND 5	5	Vedat Abi̇ş	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Belleza 2. King Cemil 3. Dum Spiro Spero
3rd of 6	5/6/26	Istanbul	1100m		1	E Çankaya	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Belleza 2. Baturalp Can 3. Dum Spiro Spero

Giant Wave (1) 241
Trainer: A.avci()
Jockey: H.karataş
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 33% / 66%

2 yo

Sire: Torok

Dam: Doradista

Dam's Sire: Oasis Dream

Stats

Career

3: 1-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

3: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-0

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

1400m - 1600m

Comments

Giant Wave lines up as a 2yo over 1400m with H. Karataş booked for A. Avci. With a small field of six, the jockey engagement is a plus for a measured ride. Keeps things simple profile-wise and can be kept safe.

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	14/10/26	Istanbul	1500m	2Y MDN	3	H Karataş	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Giant Wave 2. Best Line 3. Bay Mentor
4th of 8	27/9/26	Istanbul	1600m	TB	6	H Karataş	53kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Anshba Sky 2. Wolf Women 3. La Muneca
2nd of 8	22/8/26	Ankara	1400m	TB	3	E Çankaya	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Hegemonya 2. Giant Wave 3. Dragon Is Father

Somewhat Cloudy (6) 11
Trainer: Y.demi̇rkiran()
Jockey: A.kurşun
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

Unbeaten Jockey / Horse Combo

Unbeaten the Track

2 yo

Sire: Tizway

Dam: Run For Derya

Dam's Sire: Victory Gallop

Stats

Career

2: 2-0-0

Track

2: 2-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

2: 2-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 2-0-0

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 - 1300m

Comments

Lightly raced 2yo for Y. Demirkiran with A. Kurşun booked for the 1400m at Istanbul. With no exposed form supplied, keeping an eye on the market and parade could be telling for Somewhat Cloudy.

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	16/10/26	Istanbul	1200m	2Y HCP 14	4	Ayhan Kurşun	58.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Somewhat Cloudy 2. Secret Of Dragon 3. Touch The Magic
1st of 9	30/9/26	Istanbul	1300m	TB	1	Ayhan Kurşun	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Somewhat Cloudy 2. Orbital Flame 3. Shino

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 5

16/10/26

Istanbul

1200m

2Y HCP 14

Ayhan Kurşun

58.5kg

GOOD

$0.00

1. Somewhat Cloudy

2. Secret Of Dragon

3. Touch The Magic

1st of 9

30/9/26

Istanbul

1300m

Ayhan Kurşun

57kg

GOOD

$0.00

1. Somewhat Cloudy

2. Orbital Flame

3. Shino

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