Post one was where it started and that’s where the 5.7/1 Handsome Brad (6m Brad de Veluwe-Ulrica M- Red Xing) finished as Carl Johan Jepson put this harness racing winner on the front throughout and the Ulf Stenstromer trainee was a length the best on the line in the Copenhagen Cup timed in 1.11.4kr.
The victory was Brad’s 12th career win in 45 starts now for 3,487,543dkr earned for this Menhammar Copenhagen Cup 2019 winner (purse 375,000dkr to the winner, 2011 meters autostart, 10 starts in this Gr. I UET Masters Series event).
Cyber Lane (6g Raja Mirchi-Sybaris Hanover-Cantab Hall) was second for trainer/driver Johan Untersteiner and 36/1 Generaal Bianco (6g Ufo Kievitshof-Zaskia Fortuna-Coktail Jet) took the third check for reinsman and trainer Peter Untersteiner.
Earlier in the exciting, well-attended program was the Scarlet Knight Open (75,000dkr to the winner, 1600 meters autostart) and 15/1 odds veteran O Grady (13m SJs Photo-Dawn Garbo-Smasker) toughed out a victory timed in 1.10.8kr with Kaspar K. Anderson the pilot for owner/trainer Torben Horgaard.
O Grady won for the 47 th time in 127 career starts now for 5,172,636dkr earned. 4.7/1 Slide So Easy (10g Quite Easy) was up for second ahead of pacesetter 1.8/1 favorite Vasterboonthenews (11g Credit Winner) reined by Johnny Takter.
Other interesting winners on the program included Zahra ML (4f Nad Al Sheba-Cleo d’Alfa-Armbro Goal) in a 2000 meter autostart race for mares.
The 50,000dkr first prize winner was timed in 1.14.1kr for Christoffer Eriksson and trainer Jerry Riordan.
This mare has three wins in four starts this year. A Mares Elite race for 75,000dkr to the winner went to Queen Of Sand (5f Maharajah-Frillanj Filiokus-Malabar Circle As) timed in 1.13.4kr over 2000 meters autostart, for teamster Stefan Soderkvist. The 100,000dkr first prize in a four year old contest went to 1.4/1 favorite Mister F. Daag (4m Conway Hall-Miss Love- Love You) timed in 1.13kr and teamed with pilot Robbin Bakker for trainer Paul Hagoort.
This was his first start in 2019 and eighth career win in 13 starts. Jozef Vanduffel owns this one. The V75 Silver for 110,000dkr to the winner, saw Heart Of Steel (5g Cantab Hall-Angel Heikant-Open The Sky) secure this 1.12.5kr timed victory. Peter Untersteiner trains Heart Of Steel and he teamed her to an eighth career victory in 34 appearances.
Thomas H. Hicks