The four Margaretas Tidiga divisions were raced at Solvalla and they produced interesting and well-bred winners.
Each division for three and four year olds, separated by age, colts and fillies, had a first prize of 300,000SEK and the distance of each division was 2140 meters autostart.
The three-year old colt division saw 1.1/1 Hell Bent For AM (3m Muscle Hill-Nalda Nof-Supergill) score in 1.14.3kr with Orjan Kihlstrom aboard for trainer Stefan Melander. 8.4/1 Hector Sisu (3g Zola Boko) was next for Ulf Ohlsson and trainer Petri Salmela. Third went to 13.9/1 Hulker Sisu (3m Readly Express) for pilot Magnus Djuse and trainer Jerry Riordan.
The three-year old fillies group went to the 1.14.5kr timed and 8.5/1 odds Aperfectttric (3f Aperfectyankee-Tricolore-Viking Kronos) reined by trainer Jim Oscarsson. 17.5/1 outsider Clockwork (3f Zola Boko) was second for Ulf Eriksson and trainer Juakim Elfring. 29.9/1 Chiffchoff (3f From Above) was third with Erik Adielsson at the lines for trainer Ola Samuelsson.
American Hill (4f Muscle Hill-Americandream AT-Extreme Dream) captured the four-year olds mares division of the Margaretas, at 2.2/1 odds and clocked in 1.13.2kr. Trainer Conrad Lugauer teamed the winner that defeated 6.5/1 La Plus Belle (4f Muscle Hill) driven by Ulf Eriksson. Third was 94/1 Strangerinthenight (4f Ready Cash) for Rikard N. Skoglund.
Gowestyoungman (4g Jacose-Out Of The Game-Muscles Yankee) took the four-year old male division clocked in 1.12.9kr. Orjan Kihlstrom reined this Stefan Pettersson trainee that was off at 5.1/1 odds. 32/1 Stonecapes Superb (4g Ready Cash-Nesmile Will-Defo d’Aunou) took second for Ulf Eriksson and trainer Reijo Liljendahl. His 25/1 stablemate, Mr. Marvelous (4g Ready Cash-Alohadoodle-Credit Winner), was third with Ulf Ohlsson up for trainer Liljendahl.
On the same card was the 100,000SEK first prize Hartagarna Sommarpris raced over 1640 meters autostart. The fast 1.10.9kr clocked winner was 9/1 Hill Street (5g Muscle Hill-Think Twice) with trainer Daniel Reden aboard. 4.8/1 Alone (5m Maharajah) was second for Orjan Kihlstrom and trainer Pasi Aikio and 10.7/1 Grainfield Aiden (6g Andover Hall) took third for trainer/driver Hannu Korpi.
ATG, Solvalla.se files/photo
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink