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Some interesting races here with some familiar names included.

The Neon Turf Cup is over 2100m with 12 starters.  Ryan Moore will ride Tilsit for Charlie Hills and they are on 9/4.  The American Chanel Maker is on 11/4 and Willie Mullins has sent True Self over with Hollie Doyle to ride.

The Turf Sprint is over 1400m with a field of 11 headed by Godolphin's Space Blues (Appleby-Buick) on evens.  Land of Legends is from the other Godolphin stable of Saeed bin Suroor with Adrie de Vries on board and a quote of 10/3 and another Appleby runner Glorious Journey has James Doyle riding and they are on 5/1.

The Red Sea Turf is over 3000m with the 13-runner field headed by Call The Wind from Freddy Head's yard with Olivier Peslier riding.  Secret Advisor is 4/1 for Appleby-Buick, old friend Prince of Arran (Fellowes-Dettori) on 9/2 and a roughie here Red Verdon with Hollie Doyle riding for Ed Dunlop and the Hong Kong connection with owner Ronnie Arculli.

The Saudi Derby has 12 runners and is over 1600m.  Soft Whisper won the UAE 1000 Guineas by 7 lengths and had a weight advantage. Mike Smith has the ride this time and they are on 5/2.  Rebel's Romance is another smart horse so far unbeaten (Appleby-Buick) 11/4.  Cowan was to have been ridden by Umberto Rispoli but there will need to be a replacement.  5/1.  And our roughie here is Jane Chapple-Hyam's Albadri with Hollie Doyle riding and a quote of 25/1.

And finally there is the Dirt Sprint over 1200m.  The Japanese runner Matera Sky has a good chance here – Tosaki in the irons and they are on 11/4.  Lovely to see that Roger Teal has sent Oxted here with Ciaron Fallon to ride and they are on 10/3.  Another Japanese runner the Yahagi-trained Justin is on 13/2, and Duabi's Switzerland from the Seemar stable is on 7/1.