Far Wise As impressive E3 winner at Gavle

The well-pedigreed Far Wise As (3m Face Time Bourbon-Temple Blue Chip-Cantab Hall), a half brother to Vivid Wise As, scored in the E3 Final (Gr. I International, total purse 169,251€ with 86,000€ winner’s share, 1640 meters autostart, three year olds) timed in 1.12.0kr.

This was his fifth career victory in nine outings and fourth this year in five tries. Off at 1.76/1 odds favorite the Jerry Riordan trainee was reined by Johan Untersteiner for B Racing Team and Andersen Racing. August Zonett (3g Pojke Kronos-Ester Zonett-Pine Chip) was a good second at 13.1/1 odds with M.E. Djuse driving for trainer Daniel Wajersten and Stall Zonett. Wajersten trainees also finished third and fourth with 4.1/1 Lando Mearas (3g Walner-Dame Of Mearas-Muscle Hill) third with Erik Adielsson up and fourth was 12.4/1 Bullet The Blue Sky (3m Readly Express-Blend Of Gold-Cantab Hall) that Wajersten piloted.

On the same card 2.2/1 odds Staro MackCrowe (5m Bold Eagle-Giant Crowe-Gigant Neo) took the Gavle Stra Prix STL Gold (purse to winner 150,000SEK or 12,900€, 2640 meters autostart, 12 starters) clocked in 1.11.8kr. Magnus A. Djuse teamed the Mattias Djuse trainee for Staro International to his sixth career victory in 35 appearances. Mellby Jinx (6g Ready Cash) and There Is No Limit (5m Nuncio) trailed the winner.

In the E3 Final Fillies (Gr. I International, purse to winner 86,000€, 1640 meters autostart, three year old females) the 2.5/1 odds SG Empress (3f Readly Express-Rive del Sole-Gentle Star) scored in 1.11.5kr for Orjan Kihlstrom driving for conditioner Roger Walmann and Skarganden Stuteri AB. Olivia Bros (3f Muscle Mass-Gloyva Bros-Cantab Hall) was second reined by Magnus A. Djuse for Mattias Djuse at 5.1/1 odds. Third was 10.6/1 Oriana Boko (3f Father Patrick-Ever Seen Boko-Donato Hanover) with trainer Danny Brouwer aboard for Gerrits Recycling Group BV. The winner SG Empress is special now with seven career wins in eight starts, all this year.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink