Catrin Nack's Bio

Catrin became hooked with racing when she watched ZAUBERER ploughing through the mud to win the German Derby in 1978. She ventured into racehorse-ownership in 1994, and this horse, a mare, is still with her at the tender age of 30. Catrin and her husband have been running several syndicates, mainly with homebred horses, and continue to breed in partnerships. She joined the German racing newsletter Turf-Times as a freelance writer in 2010 and has been contributing about English and Irish racing, with a focus on National Hunt, until 2023.

Munich Racecourse – Track Analysis (Grosser Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Day)

Located on the eastern outskirts of Bavaria´s capital Munich, Munich racecourse is an oval, lefthanded, flat and very fair with rather sweeping bends. The main track, let´s call it the round course, is roughly 1850m in circumference. It joins the 1000m straight course, sparsely used throughout the year, in the final bend for a roughly 600m run-in, making it a long home straight by German standards.

With its close proximity to the Alps, an extended mountain region covering Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland among other countries, the area does have its very own micro-climate which can vary greatly from the rest of the country. This none withstanding the track is usually in very good condition and can take a lot of rain.

Grosser Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Day sees two races for coverage.

The G1 Grosser Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen and the HKJC World Pool Handicap, will be run over 2000m. For this the starting stalls are positioned roughly 100m from the winning post, and in front of the crowd. The rather short run towards the first bend could give a slow starter a slight disadvantage, particularly with a low draw. The track is in fact ideal for front-running tactics, a catch-me-if-you-can method so often employed by foreign raiders.

For the G1 Grosser Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, 6 of the last 10 winners were trained abroad, with two 3YOs triumphing in that time frame, both domestically trained.

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