Nuncio leads Gr. I Jubileumspokalen

Next Wednesday shapes up as a good harness racing program at Solvalla, featuring Nuncio, D’One, Anna Mix and the next Ahlsell Legends contest.

Nuncio departs from post six in the Jubileumspokalen Gr. I International (1SEK million to the winner, 2140 meters autostart), race ten on the card.

The field follows in post order:

DD’s Hitman, Jorma Kontio

Spartan Kronos, Conrad Lugauer

Scellino Luis, Erik Adielsson

Explosive de Vie, Kevin Oscarsson

Fire To The Rain, Ulf Ohlsson

Nuncio, Orjan Kihlstrom

Volstead, Bjorn Goop

Whitehorse Express, Ulf Eriksson

Je T’Aime Express, Peter Untersteiner

Trinity Zet, Daniel Reden

Exodus Hanover, Kenneth Haugstad

Victory Bonsai, Mika Forss

The mares will be on stage for race eight, the Gr. I Prix Maharajah European Championship for Mares (800,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart, 12 entrants). The well matched group includes recent winners Indria Bo, Venice, Anna Max, D’One and Patricia Hastrup.

The post order lineup follows:

Demi De Veluwe, Erkki-Pekka Makinen

Indira Bo, Peter Untersteiner

Nelson Nora, Per Oleg Midtfjeld

Oibamam Effe, Andrea Guzzinati

Venice, Mika Forss

Anna Mix, Erik Adielsson

Soho, Bjorn Goop

D’One, Orjan Kihlstrom

Patricia Hastrup, Lars Anvar Kolle

Some Summit, Veijo Heiskanen

I Love Paris, Ulf Ohlsson

Aroma Grim, Johan Untersteiner

Race five will be the Ahlsell Legends (100,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart, 10 starters) and many of world’s best will be at the start. Saturday’s Aby Legend winner Per Henriksson is absent, replaced by US amateur reinsman Peter G. Gerry (Arden Homestead Stable).

That lineup is shown below in post order:

Michelandelo As, Stig H. Johansson

Pepe di Jesolo, Giampaolo Minnucci

Victor AU, William O’Donnell

Wannabe Kemp, Peter G. Gerry (a)

Unique Julia, Olle Goop

Dewey Luvs Britt, Helen A. Johansson

Global Option, Willi Rode

Panoramic, Anders Lindqvist

Petter Rags, Mihail Kozlov

MT Fortune Winner, Bo Eklof

Be there for super Solvalla racing.

Last Wednesday at Solvalla included two events worth 200,000SEK to the winners. The Owners Trophy, raced over 2140 meters, went to the 1.12.1kr timed 1.1/1 odds favorite Tobin Kronos (4m Muscle Hill-Zamia FC-Sugarcane Hanover) for driver Orjan Kihlstrom and trainer Daniel Reden. Drancy and Chelsea Boko finished two-three. The Sommar Favoriten (2640 meters autostart, three year-old colts) went to 1.13.8kr timed Bucks To Burn (3m Ready Cash-Staro Yours Truly-Supergill) at 8.2/1 for Kihlstrom and trainer Roger Walmann. Favorite Super Nice and 5/1 Gareth Boko were next home.

The Sommar Favoriten Fillies (100,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) went to 1.12.9kr timed and 2/5 odds favorite Undine (3f Zola Boko-Landlubber-Malabar Circle As) for Kihlstrom and trainer Catarina Lundstrom. Geisha Boko, also a daughter of Zola Boko, was second and Nouvelle Avenue (by Love You) ended third. The Menhammar Stuteri Mares (125,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters) was won by 5.9/1 Gloria Sund (6f Enjoy Lavec-Mamsell Sund-Sugarcane Hanover) with Ulf Ohlsson up, timed in 1.13.7kr. Andrianna Chip (by Adrian Chip) was second ahead of Sundsvik Mayday (by Diamond Circle).

Thomas H. Hicks