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1 D.D.’S HITMAN 2 SPARTAN KRONOS Handicapping Handicapping Strength: Strength: Speed: Speed: Speed off post: Speed off post: Present form: Present form: Morning line: 300 (30-1) Morning line: 80 (8-1) Ranking: B6 Ranking: B2 Has taken seven wins in 30 attempts. Nice post but faces tough Broke directly in the last Hugo Åbergs Memorial. Can open fast. Early opponents. contender.

Gender: Stallion Gender: Stallion Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Petri Puro Trainer: Conrad Lugauer Driver: Jorma Kontio Driver: Conrad Lugauer Life: 30 7-4-2 .330(UHR) Life: 24 7-6-2 .458(UHR) Record pace: 1.11,8 Record pace: 1.10,6 Prize money: SEK 1,209,001 Prize money: SEK 1,999,154 Winning %: 23 % Winning %: 29 % Greatest victory: L Fabritius Memorial, Åbo 2016 Greatest victory: ’s Ära, Mantorp 2015

The US- born D. D.'s Hitman won the big Finnish race J. Laurentis Three races at Vincennes race course in June gave Spartan Memorial in Turku, which gave a direct place in the Kronos two wins, a second place and around 650,000 SEK into his Jubileumspokalen. The trainer believes that the horse is capable competition account. He then galloped away his opportunities in of a time under 1.11, but then the question is how far a new the Swedish Major Race Hugo Åberg Memorial after his return record for D. D.'s Hitman with a cut over one second can go. This from . A good start position increases the hopes for the situation is anyway nothing to complain about. The driver this horse that may give everything, with the track record of winning time will be Jorma Konto, the same driver as in Turku. two million SEK in only 24 starts. Conrad Lugauer himself will be driving in the Jubileumspokalen.

3 SCELLINO LUIS 4 EXPLOSIVE DE VIE Handicapping Handicapping Strength: Strength: Speed: Speed: Speed off post: Speed off post: Present form: Present form: Morning line: 400 (40-1) Morning line: 120 (12-1) Ranking: B8 Ranking: B3 Was allowed to determine the pace in the lead in the last race and won Has not won for a while but is really gifted. Chases a minor place here. easily after a quick finish. Possible if the favorite would fail.

Gender: Gelding Gender: Gelding Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Stig H Johansson Trainer: Jim Oscarsson Driver: Erik Adielsson Driver: Kevin Oscarsson Life: 31 13-4-6 .556(UHR) Life: 45 8-14-7 .402(UHR) Record pace: 1.11,9 Record pace: 1.11,2 Prize money: SEK 1,362,729 Prize money: SEK 2,190,348 Winning %: 42 % Winning %: 18 % Greatest victory: Silver Division Final, Solvalla 2016 Greatest victory: Sikta mot stjärnorna, Mantorp 2014

This is a real fighter who always does his best. Scellino Lois has Explosive de Vie is ready for the Jubileumspokalen after winning really nice statistics with 42% victories in his career that to this the 's race last week. The trainer Jim Oscarsson has in date includes 31 starts and 13 wins. The great driver Erik recent years picked up one fine young horse after another, and Adielsson is co-owner of the horse that competed in the toughest has now made it more or less a habit to have a horse every year in contests throughout the year. They have a good startposition, but the biggest races for younger horses. It is one bitter fact though, no victory since March which makes him one of the Outsiders. Of that everyone's favorite in the race, Nuncio, of course is trained course you will see Erik Adielsson drive Scellino Lois in this race. and competed for Jim during the first season in the United States. Jim's son Kevin will drive in the race. SOLVALLA RACETRACK WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17 – RACE 10

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5 FIRE TO THE RAIN 6 NUNCIO Handicapping Handicapping Strength: Strength: Speed: Speed: Speed off post: Speed off post: Present form: Present form: Morning line: 300 (30-1) Morning line: 20 (2-1) Ranking: B7 Ranking: A1 Won from outside the leader in the last race and was really good. Meets International top horse who will be very hard to beat again. Top chance tougher horses this time. to win. Banker.

Gender: Gelding Gender: Stallion Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Reijo Liljendahl Trainer: Stefan Melander Driver: Ulf Ohlsson Driver: Örjan Kihlström Life: 17 5-3-3 .451(UHR) Life: 48 32-14-2 .843(UHR) Record pace: 1.12,5 Record pace: 1.10,5 Prize money: SEK 1,610,537 Prize money: SEK 22,931,376 Winning %: 29 % Winning %: 67 % Greatest victory: Ulf Thoresens Minneslopp, Jarlsberg 2014 Greatest victory: , Solvalla 2016

How capable is Reijo Liljedahls horse? No one knows, but it´s Nuncio have a fabulous career, and although he has competed in certain that the talented trotter started his march towards the the toughest assembly throughout his entire life, this horse has stars in the most promising way. With only 17 starts in his career, never been worse than third place, neither here in or on Fire to the Rain belongs to the least experienced competitors, but the other side of the Atlantic. He did not win the race Elitloppet he exudes high quality and expertise. Reijos permanent squire Ulf 2015, but gave the audience perhaps the most memorable Ohlsson will be driving Fire to the Rain in the race. attempt, and came back this year without mercy. May well claim to be the world's best older trotter and is the big favorite here in the Jubileumspokalen. In the sulky you will find the champion Örjan Kihlström who often wins more big races than anyone else.

7 VOLSTEAD 8 WHITEHOUSE EXPRESS Handicapping Handicapping Strength: Strength: Speed: Speed: Speed off post: Speed off post: Present form: Present form: Morning line: 40 (4-1) Morning line: 150 (15-1) Ranking: B1 Ranking: B4 Has taken some very nice wins lately. Will find it hard to beat his stable Has taken two wins in a row and is in great shape. Has got a very bad companion with this post though. post though.

Gender: Stallion Gender: Stallion Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Stefan Melander Trainer: Daniel Redén Driver: Björn Goop Driver: Ulf Eriksson Life: 35 15-6-0 .524(UHR) Life: 34 11-5-4 .444(UHR) Record pace: 1.11,0 Record pace: 1.21,1 Prize money: SEK 3,387,250 Prize money: SEK 995,471 Winning %: 43 % Winning %: 32 % Greatest victory: Konung Gustav V:s Pokal, Åby 2015 Greatest victory: Final Mantorpsloppet, Mantorp 2015

In any other stable, at any time, Volstead had been the big star When the Whitehouse Express is in his best form, the wins after victories in the race Kungapokalen 2015 and Prince Daniel's usually come closely together. Eleven victories has it been so far race this year. At Prince Daniel´s race he trotted under 1.10 which in his career. Daniel Redén has tried the horse in most major he then repeated in the trials to the race Elitloppet. But - he's competitions on the way towards this race. In the stablemate with the Nuncio. His 15 wins in 35 starts are great Jubileumspokalen the horse will run against the most difficult and he comes with three straight victories in fresh memory, the competitors so far in his career. The post position does not help, latest in the race Ego Boys Memorial at Rättvik race course. so here you may say that the horse is one of the underdogs. SOLVALLA RACETRACK WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17 – RACE 10

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9 JE T'AIME EXPRESS 10 TRINITY ZET Handicapping Handicapping Strength: Strength: Speed: Speed: Speed off post: Speed off post: Present form: Present form: Morning line: 200 (20-1) Morning line: 400 (40-1) Ranking: B5 Ranking: B9 Has shown fine form lately. Nice post for a defensive journey here. Chases Has been consistent and good lately. Will get a defensive trip and chases a minor place. a minor place here.

Gender: Gelding Gender: Mare Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Peter Untersteiner Trainer: Daniel Redén Driver: Peter Untersteiner Driver: Daniel Redén Life: 37 10-6-7 .423(UHR) Life: 29 8-5-4 .418(UHR) Record pace: 1.11,7 Record pace: 1.11,4 Prize money: SEK 3,714,150 Prize money: SEK 1,629,100 Winning %: 27 % Winning %: 28 % Greatest victory: Svenskt Travkriterium, Solvalla 2014 Greatest victory: Final Breeders Crown, Eskilstuna 2015

Almost two years ago the horse won the race Svenskt Daniel Redén has many extremely capable horses in his stable, Travkriterium, and has since been established in the top of his and when he now picks out two in the Jubileumspokalen, he has class. Je T´aime Express is a soon fourfold millionaire who found not had the post position-gods on his side. Trinity Zet has great shape again. He recently won a major race in at competed sparingly, and this will only be her sixth appearance Jarlsberg´s racetrack and will be coming into the race with two this year. With three wins, the horse has a statistics that is better straight wins in fresh memory. Peter himself will be taking care of than 50% which can mean something. The trainer drives his the job in the sulky. horse, which is the only mare who starts in the race.

12 VICTORY BONSAI 11 EXODUS HANOVER Handicapping Handicapping Strength: Strength: Speed: Speed: Speed off post: Speed off post: Present form: Present form: Morning line: 200 (20-1) Morning line: 500 (50-1) Ranking: B5 Ranking: C2 Has got a bad post and should find it very hard to even fight for a place Has got a bad post and will find it very hard to even take a place here. here.

Gender: Stallion Gender: Stallion Age: 5 Age: 5 Trainer: Roger Walmann Trainer: Korhonen Heikki Driver: Kenneth Haugstad Driver: Mika Forss Life: 38 8-3-9 .333(UHR) 2015 and 2016: 24 13-5-3 .699(UHR) Record pace: 1.11,76 Record pace: 1.11,2 Prize money: SEK 2,496,729 Prize money: SEK 1,159,037 Winning %: 21 % Winning %: 54 % Grosser Preis von Deutchland, Hamburg Greatest victory: Greatest victory: Lotus 4-year-old race, Solvalla 2015 2015

Like many others in the race, Exodus Hanover started his career in Victory Bonsai is ´s best horse, according to co-owner Kari the USA and was already a millionaire when he came to Sweden Lähdekorpi. And if Kari says one thing, it usually tends to be true. and Roger Walmann´s stable. This despite the fact that he got his This year the horse has been up front in each start - in eight four-year season basically ruined. In his first season here in starts he has only missed the podium once and his record on Sweden, it became another million into the account when he 1.11,2 is set this summer. The march towards the elite has begun, among other things won the Grosser Preis von Deutschland. This but the situation here is hard with post position 12. The new victory is still his biggest during his career. European champion among drivers, Mika Forss is the driver.

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