Distance is key for Giant Turtle, a 6-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding who tries to win for the third time in his last five starts in Wednesday’s $167,049 Busan Handicap at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong. Trained by Tony Millard, Giant Turtle won consecutive races at 1 1/4 miles and 1 3/8 miles on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse in November and January. After finishing fourth in a seven-furlong race on Feb. 25 and a second in a minor handicap at 1 1/4 miles on March 18, both at Sha Tin, Giant Turtle should be well suited to the Busan Handicap distance of 1 3/8 miles on turf. The Busan Handicap will be Giant Turtle’s first start at Happy Valley since last May. He has won twice at Happy Valley. :: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis The Busan Handicap drew a field of 11 and is the third of eight races on the Happy Valley program, the last day of racing in Hong Kong before Sunday’s program at Sha Tin, which has three Group 1 races. Giant Turtle, who will be ridden by Umberto Rispoli, has been assigned 130 pounds, three less than topweight General Sherman, a 6-year-old Irish-bred gelding trained by Tony Cruz. The Busan Handicap is drop in class for General Sherman, who has struggled against tougher company during the Hong Kong season, which began in September. General Sherman is winless in eight starts this season, with his best result a sixth-place finish in December. He merits respect for his three-win campaign in 2016-17, but has something to prove on Wednesday, his first race at 1 3/8 miles since a fourth-place finish in a minor handicap in June 2016. The distance will be a test for Har Har Heart, who will be well backed because of his trainer and jockey – John Size and leading rider Joao Moreira. Har Har Heart won consecutive races at Happy Valley at about a mile and 50 yards in February and March, but has been third and second in his last two starts, both against slightly tougher competition. Har Har Heart will carry just 121 pounds. If he can adapt to the longer trip, the 4-year-old Australian-bred gelding seems well placed for his fourth win of the season.