V75®: Kevin has hopes for his promise: "Had plenty left"

V75 on the last Saturday before Christmas with Romme as the hosting track. 

The Gävle licensed trainer Kevin Svedlund visits the Dalarna racetrack, hoping to get his first training win in V75. His strongest weapon is the 4-year-old 3 Neymar Boko (V75-5) who joined the Svedlund stable late spring this year and has piled up wins in the fall season. 

All in all, the horse has four wins and has hit the board in eight out of ten starts. After his, according to the trainer, most convincing victory in his last start, the bar is now raised with the start in Class 3 this Saturday. 

"He was great in his last start and it feels like he's coming along nicely now. He has raced well every time since he came to us, but we have worked a lot on building up his self confidence, to get him to understand what racing is about. He has gotten better with each start and last time out, I felt for the first time that he was really all there. He has raced well every time, but his last start is by far his best effort, so far,"says Kevin when we get a chat with him this Monday. 

"He is. It feels like he has a lot of ability and as i said, he won very easily in his last start. He is honest when he has company, but when he gets some separation, he can get a bit lazy and sort of waits on the others. If he can just continue to mature like this, my feeling is that he will be a good horse". 

Neymar Boko drew post position three behind the gate for Saturday. 

A good post position, in most cases. The horse has not shown much gate speed in his most recent starts, but the trainer says it's been by design. 

"I'm pleased with the post. I can choose what I want to do; either take him off the gate and find a spot, or leave a bit. I will think about it during the week," he says, and explains:

"We have chosen to not leave with him, since he has misbehaved a bit in the lead for his previous trainer Robert Dunder. At one point he tried to run into the infield down the stretch and came to a stop, that's why we have tried to build him back up and not be aggressive out of the gate with him. Last time out, I took him off the gate and made a move to sit first up after 700 meters and that worked out well. I'm prepared to race him outside the leader again, because in his last start he finished with plenty left in his tank". 

"Yes, I do". 

Svedlund brings another starter to the Saturday V75 races. 

5 In Your Time (V75-6) raced frequently in V75 last winter, but came off a ten-month long layoff, when he last time out finished fourth at Bollnäs. 

"He felt good in his return, we were parked initailly and then we had to make a move around another horse down the backside, so it was a tough trip, but he held on brilliantly on a demanding surface".

"He has a tendency of hurting himself, so he kicked and injured a cannon bone, for which he had surgery and he also had some problems with the suspensory in that same leg. It took time, but he's fine now. I think he should be improved with that start and hopefully the track is better this time". 

"He is pretty quick in volt start so we have to try to leave and see where we end up. If we get down to the pylons, maybe get a pocket trip, that would be the best for him. I don't think he's chanceless, even if we drew the worst possible post position. He did well last winter, even if he only made four starts. First an easier race in his return, followed by three V75 starts, where he closed well. We hope that he can hold it together this winter," says Kevin Svedlund and adds:

"He will race with a pull-down bridle this time, in his return, he raced open and was a bit sluggish".