- HEAT 2 ELITLOPPET SUNDAY MAY 31 - SOLVALLA RACETRACK

1.ELIAN WEB 2.BILLIE DE MONTFORT

Strength: 9 Strength: 9

Speed: 10 Speed: 10

Speed off post: 10 Speed off post: 9

Present form: 10 Present form: 10

Morning line: 30 Morning line: 95

Ranking: A1 Ranking: B3

Quick starter and ideally drawn here. Love to run in front and should have a good Nine year old mare who uses to finish fast. Has shown good form lately and in chance to make it to the final. 2019 she won Prix de Bourgogne.

Gender: Gelding Gender: Mare Age: 8 Age: 9 Trainer: Katja Melkko Trainer: Sébastien Guarato Driver: Jorma Kontio Driver: Gabriele Gelormini Life: 65 26-10-11 Life: 106 19-26-22 Record pace: 1.09,9 Record pace: 1.09,2 Prize money: 7 781 367 SEK Prize money: 22 438 941 SEK Winning %: 40% Winning %: 18% Greatest victory: Finnish Derby 2016, Vermo. Greatest victory: Criterium des Jeunes 2014, Vincennes.

Is a typical front runner but is all-round too. In he has not been defeated yet Has been matched against really tough opponents during her whole career. She is in his favorite position the lead. Has got a perfect number behind the gate and will of nine years old and has been very successful and earned more than 22 million SEK! The course go for the front. Faces a couple of quick starters but will not be easy to defeat in speed is her biggest weapon. She finished very strongly in the last run which was her se- that fight. Two starts back he won the final of Paralympiatravet over the middle distance. venth in Sweden. Her first and only victory in Sweden was scored in 2015. She has been This shorter distance should be an advantage. Good chance to reach the final. third in the last three starts and has finish fast on every occasion. She is quick both from the start and at the end. Should have a very good chance to reach the position behind the leader here. Good chance to make it to the final then. Should be considered.

3.TAE KWON DEO 4.ATTRAVERSIAMO

Strength: 10 Strength: 10

Speed: 9 Speed: 9

Speed off post: 8 Speed off post: 8

Present form: 10 Present form: 9

Morning line: 45 Morning line: 70

Ranking: A3 Ranking: B2

Comes from a very convincing victory. Got his breakthrough when he won Is all-round. Won the Swedish Derby in 2019 and comes from a good victory after Sprintermästaren last year. Is tough. a nice journey. Outsider.

Gender: Stallion Gender: Stallion Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Adrian Kolgjini Trainer: Svante Båth Driver: Adrian Kolgjini Driver: Erik Adielsson Life: 25 8-4-2 Life: 20 14-3-0 Record pace: 1.09,6 Record pace: 1.10,4 Prize money: 2 447 216 SEK Prize money: 8 513 500 SEK Winning %: 32% Winning %: 70% Greatest victory: Sprintermästaren Final 2019, Halmstad. Greatest victory: Swedish Derby 2019, Jägersro.

Has always shown good skills but got famous when he scored a convincing victory in He really has the right attitude and he has scored 14 wins in 20 starts so far. He is not Sprintermästaren last year (was second in the elimination heat). He ran without shoes a typical short distance runner. He ran over this distance in 2017 as a two year old but in the final and was improved a lot then. He ran without shoes in the last run and did not try it again until the latest start (on May 13, 2020). He won easily after a nice scored a splendid victory on Örebro which gave him a ticket to Elitloppet. He is not journey then. He can do it tough and his biggest win came in the Swedish Derby last a very quick starter but he is versatile and won in a fast time in the last run despite a year. Quick pace would be a big advantage. He should not be overlooked here. tough journey. One of the candidates to win this year’s Elitlopp. ELITLOPPET - HEAT 2 ELITLOPPET SUNDAY MAY 31 - SOLVALLA RACETRACK

5.COKSTILE 6.RACING MANGE

Strength: 10 Strength: 9

Speed: 10 Speed: 10

Speed off post: 9 Speed off post: 10

Present form: 10 Present form: 10

Morning line: 50 Morning line: 200

Ranking: A2 Ranking: B4

Very nice victory in the last run despite a tough journey. Scored a good second spot Opened very fast to the lead in the last run and won comfortably in a fast time. Uses before that. Put in several strong efforts in 2019. to meet tough opponents.

Gender: Stallion Gender: Stallion Age: 7 Age: 7 Trainer: Rocco Spagnolo Trainer: Joakim Lövgren Driver: Christoffer Eriksson Driver: Joakim Lövgren Life: 46 19-8-7 Life: 55 11-9-10 Record pace: 1.09,6 Record pace: 1.09,7 Prize money: 4 919 358 SEK Prize money: 4 388 942 SEK Winning %: 41% Winning %: 20% Greatest victory: Norwegian Derby 2017, Bjerke. Greatest victory: Kymi Grand Prix 2019, Kouvola.

Started his career in in 2016. Won the Norwegian Derby in 2017 and he has very Has often been matched against tough horses and he really belongs in this tough good capacity. He has put in several strong performances for the new trainer in . Made field. The best weapon is his explosivity from the start. In the last run he found the his seasonal debut this year on Swedish soil and scored a good second spot behind Chief lead after a really quick opening. He won and fixed a ticket to this year’s Elitlopp. Orlando. After that he was ready for victory and he was splendid in Algot Scotts Minne on He is all-round and will find it hard to reach the front with this number and fast Elian Åby. He won from outside the leader then. He has shown on several occasions that he can Webb with a perfect draw. But he could reach a nice position and showed good form do it tough. If he is at his best he could absolutely win Elitloppet 2020. in the last run. With some racing luck he will fight for a place in the final.

7.MAKETHEMARK 8.PROPULSION

Strength: 9 Strength: 10

Speed: 9 Speed: 10

Speed off post: 9 Speed off post: 9

Present form: 9 Present form: 9

Morning line: 250 Morning line: 55

Ranking: B5 Ranking: B1

Scored a splendid win in the seasonal debut but has not been at his best after that. Will run his fifth Elitlopp! Is both strong and fast. Has not competed for a long Was not empty in the last race in Denmark. while but has worked really fast.

Gender: Stallion Gender: Stallion Age: 7 Age: 9 Trainer: Petri Salmela Trainer: Daniel Redén Driver: Ulf Ohlsson Driver: Örjan Kihlström Life: 58 23-12-7 Life: 77 38-15-8 Record pace: 1.10,2 Record pace: 1.08,1 Prize money: 8 817 040 SEK Prize money: 31 268 693 SEK Winning %: 40% Winning %: 49% Greatest victory: Jubileumspokalen 2018, Solvalla. Greatest victory: Åby Stora Pris 2019, Åby.

Will run his second Elitlopp and was third in last year’s version (second in the heat). Has been extremely successful and very consistent and good during his whole career. Is all-round and can do it tough. He prefers to attack from behind though. Likes all distances This is his fifth start in Elitloppet. He has made it to the final on all four occasions. and his biggest victory so far came in Jubileumspokalen 2018 (one million SEK to the He was fifth in 2016, second in 2017, second in 2018 and fourth last year. He is really winner). He did not trot perfectly in the last race on Charlottenlund but the turns are quite tough and deserves a victory in Elitloppet before ending his career. He is poorly drawn tight there and he was not empty at the end. He has shown on several occasions that he can though and has not raced for a couple of months either. He has looked splendid in a match the best. Could be dangerous this Sunday if perfectly prepared by trainer Salmela. training job before this race and Redén was really pleased with him. If Propulsion is in good shape he can beat any horse. ELITLOPPET - HEAT 2 ELITLOPPET SUNDAY MAY 31 - SOLVALLA RACETRACK

RACETRACK INFO

SOLVALLA (S)

Track length: 1000 m Home stretch: 196 m Home stretch width: 20,7 m Back stretch width: 21,7 m Open stretch: No

STARTLIST

NR HORSE TRAINER DRIVER MLO

1. ELIAN WEB KATJA MELKKO JORMA KONTIO 30 2/1

2. BILLIE DE MONTFORT SÉBASTIEN GUARATO GABRIELE GELORMINI 95 17/2

3. TAE KWON DEO ADRIAN KOLGJINI ADRIAN KOLGJINI 45 7/2

4. ATTRAVERSIAMO SVANTE BÅTH ERIK ADIELSSON 70 6/1

5. COKSTILE ROCCO SPAGNOLO CHRISTOFFER ERIKSSON 50 4/1

6. RACING MANGE JOAKIM LÖVGREN JOAKIM LÖVGREN 200 19/1

7. MAKETHEMARK PETRI SALMELA ULF OHLSSON 250 24/1

8. PROPULSION DANIEL REDÉN ÖRJAN KILHSTRÖM 55 9/2

RANKING: A: 1-5-3 B: 8-4-2-6-7

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