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Despite its registered title being the “Arc Trial”, Newbury’s G3 Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup comes too close to the main event for comfort for many, but Saturday’s edition hosts one who could yet be Longchamp-bound in Eagle Top (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) who also holds an entry in Ayr’s Listed Doonside Cup if there is a problem in Berkshire. Beaten just a nose by Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Ascot’s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. over a furlong further July 25, Lady Bamford’s homebred could do with a confidence boost as he bids for a first win since putting Adelaide (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in his place in last year’s G2 King Edward VII S. Fourth in the G1 Prince of Wales’s S. when denied a clear run over 10 furlongs at Ascot June 17, Fitri Hay’s The Corsican (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was again caught up in traffic when second in the G3 Glorious S. over a mile and a half at Goodwood at the end of July. An intriguing contender is Anthony Oppenheimer’s 3-year-old Ooty Hill (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who has not been seen since finishing second to the subsequent G1 Prix de Diane winner Star of Seville (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) in a conditions event over a mile and a quarter here Apr. 17.