California Spangle ended a decade-long drought for Hong Kong at the Dubai World Cup meeting when landing the Al Quoz Sprint in track record time.

Persian Dreamer caused a shock in the Group 2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile as short-priced favourite Star Of Mystery was turned over at odds of 1/6.

Although the headline race at Newmarket on Friday is the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes, visitors to the July Course can enjoy a competitive undercard including Group 2 action.

Star Of Mystery won the Listed Maureen Brittain Memorial Empress Fillies' Stakes (6f) for Godolphin in impressive fashion in this afternoon’s opening race at Newmarket.