Any juvenile that begins its career in a stakes commands attention. So far, the Australia 2-year-old Odinson has lived up to expectations.

After finishing third in a Group 3 stakes in his debut on Nov. 7, Odinson won the restricted Nursery Stakes with a come-from-behind move at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Dec. 9.

The win in the $328,800 Nursery Stakes has led to a start in the $1.3 million Inglis Millennium, a race restricted to sales progeny that will be run at 5 1/2 furlongs at Randwick on Friday night.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Monday, February 12, 2024) 

The mainland shippers Yellow Sam and Give Giggles will lead the betting in the Group 3 Mystic Journey Stakes at Hobart Racecourse on the island of Tasmania in Australia on Friday night in a big field that includes local hopes Alvarinho and Jaguar Stone.

The $97,800 Mystic Journey Stakes at six furlongs for fillies and mares is the leading race on an eight-race program that begins at 10:39 p.m. Eastern, or 7:39 p.m. Pacific. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.

Harry Bentley notched a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (7 February) with Eighteen Palms and Watch Buddy as the Englishman continued to build crucial impetus at the mid-season point of the Hong Kong racing season.

Bentley struck with Eighteen Palms in the Class 3 Hong Kong Park Handicap (1650m) for Danny Shum before producing a nerveless display on Ricky Yiu’s Watch Buddy to clinch the second section of the Class 3 Victoria Park Handicap (1200m).

Paul Lally:

R1 1-6-9-4
R2 4-8-11-3
R3 2-7-10-1
R4 1-11-9-3
R5 1-10-2-7
R6 11-3-12-7
R7 9-5-1-3
R8 4-1-11-6
R9 4-8-3-12

Best Bet R4 N1 Beauty Infinity
Longshot R9 N4 Beauty Glory
Play R7 QQP 1-5-9

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Tom Wood:

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, February 07, 2024)

Paul Lally: 
R1: 4-10-3-8 
R2:12-1-7-3 
R3: 3-1-7-4 
R4: 4-8-7-5 
R5: 9-3-5-7 
R6: 13-9-12-4 
R7: 8-1-3-6 
R8: 2-6-13-1 
R9: 11-3-6-4 
R10: 10-11-2-8 
Best Bet: R10 N10 Gummy Gummy 
Longshot: R2 N12 Gangnam Star 
Play: Race QQP R8 2-6-13 

This has been a profitable post-Christmas period for the Australian filly Lady Laguna, who will start favored in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at six furlongs at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on Friday evening.

Lady Laguna ended a three-race losing streak with a come-from-behind win in the $136,200 Nudgee Stakes at six furlongs at Doomben Racecourse on Dec. 30, and followed with the richest win of her career in the $668,500 Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs at Gold Coast on Jan. 13.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, February 04, 2024) 

By Declan Schuster

Karis Teetan believes Star Mac can measure up in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) this Sunday (4 February) at Sha Tin.

The lowest rated runner in the race on 64 and without a win from four starts in Hong Kong, Star Mac has the joint-least experience among the entries, however, continues to showcase an electrifying late burst which has returned two fast-finishing third placings in Class 3.