The card Thursday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai is the strongest so far this World Cup Carnival, with four group stakes on the seven-race program.
There are two Group 2 races on turf, the $200,000 Balanchine over about nine furlongs for fillies and mares, and the $200,000 Zabeel Mile. The Group 3, $200,000 Dubai Millennium is carded for about 1 1/4 miles on turf, and the Group 3, $175,000 Meydan Sprint is a straight-course turf race over about five furlongs.
Brett Davis - Selections
R1 - 2-1-3-12
R2 - 1-4-10-2
R3 - 5-2-8-6
R4 - 4-7-10-1
R5 - 6-1-2-10
R6 - 5-1-12-10
R7 - 3-5-1-10
R8 - 5-3-9-11
Best - R7 n3 Basic Trilogy
Longshot - R4 n10 The Full Bloom
Best Play - R4 Tce 1,4,7,10
Paul Lally – Selection
R1 4-2-5-1
R2 4-10-12-5
R3 2-6-1-3
R4 4-6-3-7
R5 2-1-9-5
R6 10-12-1-2
R7 3-1-5-8
R8 3-12-5-9
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017)
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Brett Davis - Selections
Race 1: 3-1-14-11
Race 2: 11-7-5-1
Race 3: 5-8-3-6
Race 4: 6-3-8-5
Race 5: 7-6-1-3
Race 6: 11-2-3-9
Race 7: 5-10-4-7
Race 8: 12-5-3-4
Race 9: 11-4-5-1
Race 10: 1-13-3-2
Best Bet - Race 8: #12 House Of Fun
2nd Best - Race 7: #5 California Disegno
Lucky Ever performed far differently when he returned from a layoff in Hong Kong in November than his early 2016 form.
Lucky Ever was 11th and 12th in races in November and December before jockey Alexis Badel took the mount for the first time last month. The change in riders resulted in a victory for Lucky Ever at 34-1 in a minor handicap.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017)
RACE 1: #3 The Show, #6 Travel Ambassador, #2 Expedite, #1 Enreaching
RACE 2: #5 Best Jade Triumph, #6 Gentlemen, #7 Gorgeous Again, #8 Malayan Pearl
RACE 3: #5 Happy Happy Star, #8 Ambitious Heart, #6 Planet Star, #3 Golden Deer
RACE 4: #11 Lotus Strikes Back, #13 Electronic Phoenix, #14 Association Fans, #6 Vanilla
RACE 5: #6 Super Wise, #14 Fortune Bo Bo, #4 Big Time Baby, #7 Travel Datuk
Really Special looked very much like the best 3-year-old dirt filly in Dubai when she comfortably won the UAE 1000 Guineas Trial on Jan. 19, and if she is, she will take all kinds of beating Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse in the $250,000 UAE 1000 Guineas itself.
Brett Davis - Selections
R1 - 7-9-1-2
R2 - 2-4-8-10
R3 - 7-11-1-2
R4 - 3-1-2-10
R5 - 6-1-2-11
R6 - 4-6-3-8
R7 - 3-2-1-7
R8 - 1-12-3-8
Best - R6 n4 Flying Force
2nd Best - R8 n1 Most Beautiful
Longshot - R5 n11 Best Reward
Best Play - R6 Tce 4 Win/Banker with 3,6,8,11
Paul Lally – Selections
Race1 7-9-1-6
Race2 8-11-5-4
Race3 5-2-10-1
Race4 1-11-3-7
Race5 3-1-7-10
Race6 6-11-4-1
Race7 3-11-1-8
Race8 5-2-7-1
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017)
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Brett Davis - Selections
Race 1: 8-5-3-1
Race 2: 4-3-8-11
Race 3: 5-7-8-6
Race 4: 9-6-2-8
Race 5: 13-5-9-4
Race 6: 3-8-6-5
Race 7: 8-3-9-5
Race 8: 3-2-7-5
Race 9: 6-2-1-7
Race 10: 5-1-8-12
Best Bet - Race 8: #3 California Whip
