Bepi Bi wins 2022 Sweden Cup Finale

Bepi Bi (5m Donato Hanover-Lorraine Bi-Lemon Dra) was a game 1.11.6kr winner of the final Sweden Cup heat at Solvalla (600,000SEK to the winner, 1640 meters autostart).

He was off at 2/1 odds and reined by his trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro for breeder/owner Az. Agr. Biasuzzi. This was his 14^th career win and advanced his life earnings to 4,361,211SEK.

Bepi won his elimination in 1.10.7kr at 2.9/1 odds over the same distance by defeating Diamanten and Dwayne Zet.

In the finale he bested another elim winner Officer Stephen (7m Pastor Stephen-Gondolin-Here Comes Joey) reined by trainer Dion Teselaar. Third in the finale was Milliondollarrhyme (8g Ready Cash-Nursury Rhyme-Credit Winner) piloted by Ulf Ohlsson.

Officer Stephen took his elim in 1.10.4 defeating Lucifer Lane and Milliondollarrhyme at 5.6/1 odds.

Usain Toll (6g Googoo Gaagaa–Cotton Waste-Smokn Lantern) won the third elim in 1.11.5kr at 1.7/1 odds for pilot Christoffer Eriksson and trainer Erik Bondo. He was fourth in the final after defeating Florlis Baldwin and Beartime in this elim.

The great Sweden Cup card co-featured the Harper Hanovers (1,000,000SE to the winner, 3140 meters distance handicap, 15 starters. Here the 1,8/1 odds and 40-meter handicapped Diable de Vauvert (9m Prince d’Espace-Pop Star-First de Retz) rallied for the 1.12.5kr timed score. Gabriele Gelormini teamed this Tony Le Beller trainee to his 16^th career victory now for 11,319,988SEK earned.

Selected News (5m Maharajah) was second for Magnus A, Djuse as he too faced the 40-meter penalty. Third home was 20-meter handicapped Amalencius B.B. (5g Amaru Boko) reined by Santtu Raitala.  Moni Viking finished fourth.

ATG, Solvalla files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink