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This G1 on the dirt used to be the Japan Cup Dirt

This is a much nicer name and it has the makings of a very interesting race with the absolute star on dirt Chrysoberyl up against a younger challenger in Café Pharoah.

Chrysoberyl won this race last year and has won all his starts since then so is going for a 7th consecutive win.  He's odd on – 1.4 or thereabouts.

Challenger Café Pharoah (no prizes for guessing his sire) won the Sirius Stakes on this track and is going for a 4th consecutive win and with Christophe Lemaire riding.  He's 6.1.

Gold Dream is a very consistent runner and is on 10.5, and if you want to go wider Chuwa Wizard and Clincher are both on 15.0.