Istanbul Race 9

Race 9

Prize Money: -

CEBELTUNA (1) maps well back to 1600m at Istanbul, having won here at the trip on 22 May carrying 61kg, and draws much better in barrier 2 after jumping from 9 last start; also unbeaten with this jockey. FIKRET ABI (2) is consistent and comes off a Bursa 1800m win on 8 June (60kg), with prior 3rd over this course and distance on 15 May; barrier 1 suits given his strong record from inside draws. SEMENDHAN (4) scored at Istanbul 1400m on 31 May and was 5th at 1900m next time; barrier 3 looks a plus with an excellent record from low gates. ERDEK (5) was 3rd over this track and trip on 10 June (56kg) and has recent Istanbul 1400m wins to her name, keeping her in the mix.

Distance: 1600m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: Turf
Class: -

Cebeltuna (2) 4124531615
Trainer: K.şengel()
Jockey: M.kaya
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 38% / 53%

4 yo

Sire: Ayabakan

Dam: Cebelkiz

Dam's Sire: Şövalye

Stats

Career

13: 5-1-1

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

4: 1-0-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 2000m

Comments

Scored at Istanbul over 1600m on 22 May, carrying 61kg in a 13-runner race on Heavy, with Kalem Kiran the runner-up. Last start 16 days ago was 5th of 9 at Istanbul over 1900m from barrier 9; now drops 300m and draws barrier 2. Overall (13:5-1-1), perfect at 1600m and at the Istanbul 1600, and unbeaten with the current jockey (1:1-0-0), so this set-up looks suitable.

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 9	3/6/26	Istanbul	1900m		9	Akin Sözen	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Kral Sultan 2. Ağir Oğlum 3. Cesursoy
1st of 13	22/5/26	Istanbul	1600m		7	Mehmet Fati̇h Kaya	61kg	HEAVY		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Cebeltuna 2. Kalem Kiran 3. Tozyutturan
6th of 12	1/5/26	Bursa	1400m		10	Mahsun Turan	58kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Serhunefe 2. Hizli Kerem 3. Fikret Abi
1st of 17	17/4/26	Bursa	1700m		8	Mahsun Turan	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Cebeltuna 2. Demirhan Tayi 3. Fikret Abi
3rd of 12	1/4/26	Elazig	1200m		5	Azi̇z Akdemi̇r	55kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Herzaman 2. Sanatkar 3. Cebeltuna
5th of 10	16/3/26	Sanliurfa	1200m		9	Mustafa Işik	55kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Semendhan 2. Herzaman 3. Deniz Kasirgasi

Fikret Abi (1) 5333333231
Trainer: Y.akbulut()
Jockey: A.çeli̇k
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 25% / 81%

4 yo

Sire: Berksoy

Dam: Gülruhsar

Dam's Sire: Tameri̇noğlu

Stats

Career

16: 4-1-8

Distance

3: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Track

5: 1-0-3

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Good

12: 3-1-6

Soft

2: 1-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

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

1200m - 1800m

Comments

Arrives off a Bursa 1800m win on 8 Jun carrying 60kg, with Hasheybetli 2nd, and now drops 200m. Back to 1600m where he’s placed in 2 of 3 and was 3rd at Istanbul on 15 May with A. Çelik, and the inside draw suits given his strong record from low barriers (1-3: 7:2-0-4). Solid claims on current form and setup.

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 12	8/6/26	Bursa	1800m		3	Ertuğrul Cankiliç	60kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Fikret Abi 2. Hasheybetli 3. Demrenin Kizi
3rd of 11	1/6/26	Bursa	1400m		4	Ali̇ Yildiz	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Günötesi̇ 2. Şafak Zamani 3. Fikret Abi
2nd of 15	22/5/26	Bursa	1400m		5	Muhammed Mi̇r Bi̇lgi̇n	60.5kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sultanbeşir 2. Fikret Abi 3. Zemberek
3rd of 18	15/5/26	Istanbul	1600m		3	Ahmet Çeli̇k	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Cesursoy 2. Balder 3. Fikret Abi
3rd of 12	1/5/26	Bursa	1400m		5	T Yildiz	58kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Serhunefe 2. Hizli Kerem 3. Fikret Abi
3rd of 17	17/4/26	Bursa	1700m		11	Mustafa Çi̇çek	55kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Cebeltuna 2. Demirhan Tayi 3. Fikret Abi

Gürgökbey (6) 06X2401203
Trainer: M.a.canpolatli()
Jockey: V.abi̇ş
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 15% / 40%

4 yo

Sire: Turbo

Dam: Alhi̇lal

Dam's Sire: Anka

Stats

Career

20: 3-3-2

Distance

4: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

16: 3-1-2

Soft

1: 0-1-0

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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Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 2400m

Comments

On a short turnaround after finishing 3rd of 9 at Ankara over 1900m on 11 Jun (GOOD), behind Yelbozan and Erişmiş, and now drops 300m to 1600m. Draws better in barrier 6 and reconnects with Vedat Abiș, with whom he’s 1-0-2 from three rides (trainer-jockey 2:1-0-1). The 1600m record reads 4:0-1-0, so a competitive showing is within reach.

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 9	11/6/26	Ankara	1900m		9	Vedat Abi̇ş	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Yelbozan 2. Erişmiş 3. Gürgökbey
13th of 13	30/5/26	Ankara	2400m		10	H Karataş	57kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gökirmak 2. Kahramanoğlu 3. Özmen Bey
2nd of 13	13/5/26	Istanbul	1400m		11	H Karataş	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tirilye Kartali 2. Gürgökbey 3. Kerberos
1st of 10	30/4/26	Ankara	2200m		8	Vedat Abi̇ş	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gürgökbey 2. Hopdedik 3. Erişmiş
17th of 17	17/4/26	Bursa	1700m		17	Müslüm Çeli̇k	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Cebeltuna 2. Demirhan Tayi 3. Fikret Abi
4th of 11	31/3/26	Antalya	2100m		11	Fati̇h Sultan Mehmet Sansar	58kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Metincim 2. Tirilye Kartali 3. Erişmiş

Semendhan (3) 411119615
Trainer: Ser.doğan()
Jockey: H.çi̇zi̇k
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 33% / 44%

4 yo

Sire: Semend

Dam: Kafkasgülü

Dam's Sire: Kafkasli

Stats

Career

18: 6-2-0

Distance

3: 0-1-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

4th Up

2: 2-0-0

Good

8: 2-2-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

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

1200m - 1900m

Comments

On a short turnaround and back 300m after finishing 5th of 9 at Ankara over 1900m on 11 Jun behind Yelbozan. Prior, he won at Istanbul over 1400m on 31 May (runner-up Mehmetgiller) and now draws barrier 3, aligning with a strong 1–3 gate record (8:5-0-0). Strong this season (16:6-1-0), though the 1600m record is (3:0-1-0), so the drop in trip looks a positive setup.

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 9	11/6/26	Ankara	1900m		5	H Karataş	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Yelbozan 2. Erişmiş 3. Gürgökbey
1st of 9	31/5/26	Istanbul	1400m		2	H Karataş	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Semendhan 2. Mehmetgiller 3. Dorukbatur
6th of 13	13/5/26	Istanbul	1400m		9	E Çi̇zi̇k	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tirilye Kartali 2. Gürgökbey 3. Kerberos
- of 9	23/4/26	Ankara	1600m		11	Ahmet Çeli̇k	58kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Pirnur 2. Deli Umut 3. Kasirga Bey
9th of 14	6/4/26	Sanliurfa	1200m		5	Azi̇z Akdemi̇r	58kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Anadolu Gücü 2. Kent Rüzgari 3. Hedbe
1st of 5	25/3/26	Sanliurfa	1700m		3	İsa Akyavuz	58kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Semendhan 2. Yetim Amca 3. Essancar

Erdek (4) 5585114173
Trainer: C.turan()
Jockey: G.kocakaya
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 33% / 41%

4 yo

Sire: Turbo

Dam: Ni̇hansultan

Dam's Sire: Volgabey

Stats

Career

12: 4-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

11: 3-0-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Good

7: 2-0-1

Soft

2: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

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

1300m - 1600m

Comments

Closed 3rd at Istanbul over 1600m last start in a 4Y MARES COND 7 from barrier 4 on good ground carrying 56kg, behind Şukela and Güleryüz. That was its lone mile attempt, while it’s proven at the track (11:3-0-1). Drawn 4 again, and barriers 4–6 have returned (2:1-0-1), so another competitive run is on the cards.

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 11	10/6/26	Istanbul	1600m	4Y MARES CON	4	Vedat Abi̇ş	56kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Şukela 2. Güleryüz 3. Erdek
7th of 9	13/5/26	Istanbul	1400m		3	H Karataş	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gözpinari 2. Aman Dulo 3. Bluemoon
1st of 20	24/4/26	Istanbul	1400m		7	Vedat Abi̇ş	55kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Erdek 2. Şimşek Yeleli 3. Gülalp Kizi
4th of 15	4/4/26	Istanbul	1300m		3	Yi̇ği̇tcan Gökçe	-	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gül Ayali 2. Fistik Çami 3. Koşan Nur
1st of 17	25/3/26	Istanbul	1400m		15	Yi̇ği̇tcan Gökçe	54kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Erdek 2. Al Seher 3. Gülalp Kizi
1st of 14	7/3/26	Istanbul	1400m		6	Yi̇ği̇tcan Gökçe	55.5kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Erdek 2. Çukurova Efesi 3. Gürceyhun

Kırklar Dağı (5) 3152553130
Trainer: Ş.gümüş()
Jockey: A.yildiz
Weight: -
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 28% / 71%

4 yo

Sire: Taykut

Dam: Mi̇moza Çi̇çeği̇

Dam's Sire: Turbo

Stats

Career

14: 4-2-4

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Good

4: 0-1-3

Soft

3: 1-0-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Firm

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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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1300m - 1600m

Comments

Proven at 1600m (2:1-0-0), including a win at Izmir over 1600m on Mar 29 (Heavy) with 54kg, defeating Cabbar Efe. Last start was 12th of 13 at Istanbul over 1400m on May 13 (Soft) with 58kg, but he steps back up 200m and draws barrier 5, where his barriers 4-6 record sits at (2:1-0-0). This set-up looks more suitable and he can bounce back if he reproduces his mile 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
12th of 13	13/5/26	Istanbul	1400m		7	Ayhan Kurşun	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tirilye Kartali 2. Gürgökbey 3. Kerberos
3rd of 7	2/5/26	Izmir	1300m		7	Beki̇r Mert Mirik	55kg	GOOD3		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Şimşekkiran 2. Güleryüz 3. Kirklar Daği
1st of 6	29/3/26	Izmir	1600m		1	Nevzat Avci̇	54kg	HEAVY		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Kirklar Daği 2. Cabbar Efe 3. Fikret Abi
3rd of 6	12/3/26	Izmir	1400m		2	Beki̇r Mert Mirik	58kg	GOOD		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. İlkerhan 2. Tahsin Sefa 3. Kirklar Daği
5th of 6	8/2/26	Izmir	1400m		6	Nevzat Avci̇	58kg	SOFT		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. İlkerhan 2. Tahsin Sefa 3. Göreme Beyi
5th of 11	13/1/26	Antalya	1500m		2	H Karataş	58kg	-		-	L	-	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Tirilye Kartali 2. Metincim 3. İlkerhan

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