Istanbul Race 4 - Race 4
SANPMAN (1) leads the chances after finishing 2nd at Istanbul over 1200m on 24 Apr (SOFT) from barrier 12, and he owns three 1200m seconds. MIRZA BEY (6) was 5th in that same 1200m race and has a 2-from-5 record at the trip. CEMHAN (3) won at Bursa 1400m on 30 Mar and Istanbul 1400m on 18 Mar, drops back from 1600m, and his only 1200m run was 2nd. MEHMETGILLER (4) excels at this track with 4 wins from 5 and arrives off a 4th at Adana over 1300m.
Jockey: M.bağ
Weight: Unknown
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Comes off a 12-day turnaround and draws better in 9. Last start 2nd of 16 at Istanbul over 1200m on 24 Apr on soft from barrier 12 with 53kg, behind Çelikgiller. Stays at 1200m, with 7 starts for three seconds and an Istanbul record of 12:1-4-0. Sanpman, trained by At.gökçe and ridden by M.bağ, can feature with a similar run.
Jockey: A.yildiz
Weight: Unknown
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Back to 1200m on a 3-day turnaround. Last start 12th of 12 at Istanbul over 2100m on 3 May on GOOD3 with 60kg, behind Atillabey. Prior 5th of 11 over 1600m on 26 Apr, and placed at Istanbul 1400m three back. Gürobası, 7yo from barrier 8 for A.yildiz and T.bi̇ri̇ci̇k, has 1 win and 3 placings from 15 at 1200m and has place claims.
Jockey: H.karataş
Weight: Unknown
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Back in trip to 1200m after finishing 9th of 9 at Istanbul over 1600m on 17 Apr on Good behind By Türkoğlu, with 58kg. Won the two prior starts at 1400m: Istanbul on 18 Mar (Good3) and Bursa on 30 Mar (Soft), both with H. Karataş at 54kg for F. Gönültaş. Drawn barrier 10 and has 1 start for 1 placing at 1200m; overall 4 wins from 9 including 3 at Istanbul. Can feature with the right run.
Jockey: A.çeli̇k
Weight: Unknown
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Back in trip and drops 27kg after 10 days, drawing better from gate 6. Last start 4th of 13 at Adana over 1300m on 26 Apr on GOOD with 54kg, behind Saçanşah. Prior run 17th of 17 at Adana over 1400m on 4 Apr on GOOD with 56kg. Has 1 win and 1 placing from 5 at 1200m; can feature with the right run.
Jockey: E.aktuğ
Weight: Unknown
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Back to 1200m and draws better in 3 after an 8-day turnaround, with a 30.5kg weight drop and E. Aktuğ up. Last start 13th of 16 at Kocaeli over 1700m on 28 Apr with 57.5kg on Good behind Akmeriç. Prior run 8th of 8 at Kocaeli over 2000m on 21 Apr on Good; overall 4 wins and 3 thirds from 14. Can improve with this set-up.
Jockey: M.s.çeli̇k
Weight: Unknown
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Comes off a 12-day turnaround; last start 5th of 16 at Istanbul over 1200m on 24 Apr on Soft with 52.5kg, behind Çelikgiller. Prior run 3rd of 9 at Antalya over 1500m on 31 Mar with 56kg. Has won 2 of 5 at 1200m but is yet to place from 5 runs at Istanbul. Drops 25.5kg and has place claims.
Jockey: İ.akin
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Back in trip after 25 days, Küçük Mirza lines up for Mah.baykara with İ.akin aboard. Last start 11th of 12 at Istanbul over 1400m on 11 Apr 2026 on Good, with 59.5kg, behind Koşan Nur. Two runs earlier was 4th of 7 at Ankara over 1200m on 25 Sep 2025. Has 1 win from 9 at 1200m and 1 from 6 at this track; can improve back to 1200m.
Jockey: Y.ş.gümüş
Weight: Unknown
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Back in trip and draws barrier 2 off a 3-day turnaround. Last start 7th of 12 at Istanbul over 1400m on 3 May on GOOD3, with 58.5kg from gate 10; winner Yeşilköylü. Won three back at Istanbul over 1300m on 1 Apr on SOFT, defeating Erselefe with 52.5kg. Placed once from three at 1200m and can feature with the right run.
Jockey: S.akbulat
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Back in trip and draws the inside on a 14-day turnaround. Last start 8th of 11 at Istanbul over 1500m on 22 Apr (GOOD3) from barrier 8 with 54.5kg; winner Kizgin Yürek. Ridden by S.akbulat for Z.temuçi̇n, overall 14:1-3-2 and Istanbul 9:0-2-1. Can feature with the right run.
Jockey: Hak.yildiz
Weight: Unknown
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Back in trip to 1200m on a 14-day turnaround after a 4th of 11 at Istanbul over 1500m on 22 Apr on GOOD3 with 53kg. Two runs back was 2nd of 15 at Istanbul over 1400m on 25 Mar behind Sakiz Adasi. Track record reads 11:0-2-0, while at 1200m it is 8:1-1-0. Zemberek, 5yo for Y.demi̇rkiran with Hak.yildiz from barrier 4, can feature with the right run.