It's the first day of Newbury Racecourse's Dubai Duty Free International meeting and Friday's seven-race card features the Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes, alongside two conditions stakes, a maiden and four handicaps.
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The afternoon's action begins with a two-year-olds' maiden over six-furlongs (1.45).
Brian Meehan's Paean Of Appin is the only debutant in the mix here; a daughter of Iffraaj with a smart pedigree who does make some appeal from stall one for a trainer doing well with his juveniles this term.
It won't be easy for a newcomer to win this, however, with the likes of Jim Boyle's Guilty Verdict and Ben Brookhouse's One And Gone looking difficult to get the better of, but she just might have enough potential to get the job done.
Staying with the two-year-olds, race two is a seven-furlong fillies' conditions race (2.20).
Just three of the seven runners have been seen before; Tavana, True Test and Ghaadah, all of whom have won at least one race.
Plenty of ability might be provided by the newcomers, though, all of whom sport exciting pedigrees. Eve Johnson Houghton's Violet Goldsmith could go well for her in-form trainer, but Willie Haggas' True Test is the class act and will be difficult to beat.
Race three is a seven-furlong nursery handicap (2.55).
Ralph Beckett's Victorious One looks promising having run a good race in testing conditions when last seen at Goodwood, and has come down two pounds in the handicap since.
Ahead of him at Goodwood that day, though, was Jamie Osborne's Amazing Journey, who could go well in this company under Shane Kelly, who has won on the colt before.
Next is a mile conditions race for two-year-old colts and geldings (3.30).
Roger Varian's Kokbastau, a son of Wootton Bassett out of a Galileo mare, makes his racecourse debut, but will have to do very well on debut to beat his tough-looking opponents.
Ridden by Hector Crouch, Tierra Del Toro looks like he is turning into a smart horse, having won at Kempton by two lengths when last seen, and Brian Meehan's Bourbon Blues already has run well in Black Type races, so should be involved.
The feature Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes follows, a Listed contest run over seven furlongs (4.05).
One of the top-rated, Kevin Ryan's Volterra is proven over this trip and on soft ground, so he should be able to handle this race easily.
He should have all the conditions he needs to do his best work and bounce back from being slightly below form when last seen at Deauville over a mile.
Rebel's Gamble has been given time to freshen up after his last run at Chester in July and he'll be a big danger if back to his best.
Second to last is a fillies' handicap run over a mile and a half (4.40).
Fergal O'Brien's classy hurdler Greyval is an interesting addition, given her spring successes in the National Hunt sphere, and she reverts to the Flat here for the first time since her 2022 Flat form in France.
She may prove to be well treated now. Richard Hughes' Quebella looks to have a strong chance too, having been consistently good so far this term on a variety of going and distances.
The finale is a handicap run over a mile and a quarter (5.15).
Hugo Palmer's Vincent Rocks seeks to maintain his unbeaten record making his handicap debut and complete a hat-trick at the same time, stepping up to this distance from a mile under Tom Marquand.
His chance looks very good, but Tom Dascombe's Alcaraz could give him something to think about, given a workable mark and a further seven pounds from his rider.