Åby + Kouvola 17.2.

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Åby:

Signore Kloster - Linn Diamond 1 1.70 @ Nordicbet

Signore Kloster is not that special horse. He tends to follow ok but he will definitely not win this race. He's driven by skillful Jörgen Sjunneson who should be able to get Signore Kloster on the way without gallop. So far he has only galloped once on his career. Despite a good run he wasn't able to compete for top position last time. But the key issue here is that he's a safe trotter. Linn Diamond is a career galloper. 13 gallops in 24 races. He finished far away from the leaders in Jägersro 4th January (11th) even without gallop and after that was disqualified for galloping in Åby. So even if she wouldn't gallop today this pair seems to go to Signore Kloster by small marginal, but add the gallop risk to that and this becomes something worth a small bet.

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Kouvola

Speed Charm - May I Ride 1 1.85 @ Expekt

Speed Charm is a very consistent horse, always giving his best effort. This was proven again last time in Kouvola when he despite a tough first 500m won outside the leader. This means his form is on top. He can start fast and for once he has been lucky to get a good starting spot. Gold Canyon and Jarque who start on the inner tracks should not be fast enough to resist Speed Charm in the start so I believe he will run in the lead and is very close to win this race. Driver Heikki Hämäläinen is his standard driver, but I have to say I'm not his biggest fan. As lunch race today proved again, driver has a big impact on the outcome. May I Ride is slow in the start so she will race at the rear end and try in the end. She should also be in OK form but if (when) Speed Charm gets the lead he should have enough advantage to keep May I Ride behind all the way. 1.85 will probably sink a bit.

Twice More - Summer Zoot 2 1.55 @ Nordicbet

This feels like a very probable win for Summer Zoot. Twice More has been absolutely useless for a long time now despite quite good runs. He will race in a good position on the inner track again but will probaby be tired due to fast speed which I'm assuming for this race. Summer Zoot is in decent form and will be driven by Ari Moilanen. Low odds, but definitely an offer to take.