John Blance
Race 1: 1-5-11-6 (1 WIN)
Race 2: 10-9-8-7 (10/9 QQP)
Race 3: 6-10-1-5 (6/10 QQP)
Race 4: 1-6-5-4 (1 WIN)
Race 5: 7-11-2-1 (7 WIN)
Race 6: 2-1-12-4 (2/1 QQP)
Race 7: 8-11-3-7 (8 W/P)
Race 8: 5-12-3-8 (5 WIN)
Best Bet - Race 8: Super Turbo
Longshot - Race 5: #1 Golden Harvest
Best play - Race 6: 2/1 QQP

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS

(Wednesday, November 8, 2017)

RACE 1: #9 Rock The Tree, #1 Gold Velvet, #6 Wealthy Fortune, #5 My Gift

RACE 2: #6 Noble De Boy, #8 Don't Miss, #10 Ever Strong, #9 Peace Combination

RACE 3: #6 Multigogo, #1 Leisured Feet, #5 Formula Galore, #10 Otouto

RACE 4: #6 Curling Luxury, #1 Mister Monte, #2 Grand Harbour, #7 Forever Posh

RACE 5: #11 Sam's Love, #2 Fantastic Eight, #10 Smart Boy, #1 Golden Harvest

Super Turbo ended the 2016-17 season in Hong Kong in excellent form, with a win and a second in two six-furlong handicaps.

For his debut in the current season, in the $238,633 Aberdeen Handicap at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, Super Turbo will need to be in mid-season form.

In Wednesday’s 12-horse field, Super Turbo faces three notable rivals – Pablosky, Spotlight Dream and Starlight. The Aberdeen Handicap is the final race on an eight-race program that begins at 6:15 a.m. Eastern. The Aberdeen Handicap has a post time of 9:50 a.m.

Almandin gave Australian horse owner Lloyd Williams a fifth win in the Melbourne Cup last year. Williams is after more. In Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, Williams is co-owner of six runners, or 25 percent of the field, for the $4.63 million handicap race at two miles on turf.

Post time is 11 p.m. Eastern on Monday.

Aside from Almandin, Williams has a direct rooting interest in Bondi Beach, Gallante, Johannes Vermeer, Rekindling, and U S Army Ranger.

Eagle Way might want more distance than he gets Sunday at Sha Tin in the Group 3, $384,519 Sa Sa Ladies Purse, but 1800 meters might be just enough.

Eagle Way looks like the most promising of 14 entrants in the Sunday Sha Tin Feature, but he is destined for races longer than the 1 1/8 miles he gets in the Sa Sa Ladies. One of four entrants here for trainer John Moore, Eagle Way is being pointed to the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase over 2400 meters on Dec. 10, but the Sa Sa Ladies purse definitely will suit him better than his 1400-meter seasonal debut Oct 1.

For all his success around the world, jockey Frankie Dettori has never won the Melbourne Cup in 15 attempts.

This year, Dettori will be on a proven horse in Almandin, who won the 2016 Melbourne Cup. The two-mile race on turf at Flemington Racecourse is run on Tuesday in Australia, with a post time of 11 p.m. Eastern on Monday.

Almandin can become the first repeat winner since Makybe Diva, who won three consecutive runnings from 2003-05.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Sunday, November 5, 2017)

RACE 1: #1 Alcari, #2 All You Know, #10 Lucky Lucky, #6 Amazing Star

RACE 2: #8 Unleashed Dragon, #1 Golden Deer, #9 Winner St Paul's, #2 Good Method

RACE 3: #13 Super Junior, #9 Hot King Prawn, #10 Royal Mojito, #5 Ace King

RACE 4: #5 Conte, #7 Spring Win, #3 Ambitious Heart, #12 Enjoy Life

RACE 5: #13 Midnite Promise, #6 King Winsa, #4 Po Ching Treasure, #7 Je Pense

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Wednesday, November 1)

Brett Davis
Race 1: 2-3-6-5
Race 2: 10-4-11-3
Race 3: 12-5-3-6
Race 4: 10-6-5-2
Race 5: 2-6-14-1
Race 6: 5-11-10-6
Race 7: 7-2-3-6
Race 8: 6-5-4-14
Best Bet - Race 5: #2 Smart Baby
Longshot - Race 3: #6 Exponents
Best Play - Race 7: Trio 7/2,3,4,6,9

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Wednesday, November 1, 2017)

RACE 1: #11 Rainbow Gold, #2 A Fast One, #10 Oriental Fantasia, #5 Happy Sound

RACE 2: #4 Silly Buddies, #10 Startling Power, #3 Hearts Keeper, #11 Rochford

RACE 3: #2 Great Toplight, #12 Happy Friendship, #7 Equity Doctrine, #13 Digital Pioneer

RACE 4: #11 Confucius Spirit, #6 Beekely, #9 Nice Fandango, #8 Respect

Divine Boy ended a 23-race losing streak in the Tsuen Lok Handicap at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Oct. 10, his first career win on the track’s infield all-weather surface.

Divine Boy was favored that day and is back on the same surface at Sha Tin on Wednesday evening in the $238,479 Hebe Hill Handicap at about a mile and 50 yards. Once again, Divine Boy is likely to be favored in a field of 14 that includes the Brazilian Group 1 winner Salto Olimpico, who is starting in Hong Kong for the first time.