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Saturday, Newbury, post time: 14:35, THE BOYLE SPORTS LOCKINGE STAKES-G1, £400,000, 4yo/up, 8fT Field: Cicero's Gift (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Damysus (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Jonquil (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Mississippi River (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), More Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Sahlan (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), The Lion In Winter (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Zeus Olympios (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Despite his up-and-down profile, Notable Speech has always been a class act at this trip...

Friday, York, post time: 16:05, THE BOODLES YORKSHIRE CUP-G2, £180,000, 4yo/up, 13f 188yT Field: Al Nayyir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Amiloc (GB) (Postponed {Ire}), Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Epic Poet (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Further (Ire) (Waldgeist {GB}), Fahiebb (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Tarriance (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Analysis: Last year's King Edward VII winner and Irish St Leger runner-up Amiloc and St Leger runner-up Rahiebb set the standard here, with very little to concern them if they run up to that level on their seasonal bows. Both have a touch...

Thursday, York, post time: 16:05, THE AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI DANTE STAKES-G2, £180,000, 3yo, 10f 56yT Field: Action (Ire) Frankel (GB), Al Zanati (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Christmas Day (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Guildmaster (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Item (GB) (Frankel {GB}), King's Trail (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Morshdi (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Wise Prince (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}). TDN Analysis: There is a sense that we've already seen the Derby winner this year and so this time-honoured trial will have to produce something extra special to change the picture. Christmas Day sports the...

Saturday, Lingfield, post time: 14:40, THE WILLIAM HILL CHARTWELL FILLIES' STAKES-G3, £100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7fT Field: Copacabana Sands (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Dash Of Azure (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), Fouette (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Havana Pusey (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), La Brodeuse (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Mandurah (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Royal Velvet (GB) (Lightning Spear {GB}), Sunlit Uplands (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Copacabana Sands gets Ryan Moore for the first time following her shift from Michael O'Callaghan to Andrew Balding and that extra help in the saddle...

Friday, Chester, post time: 14:35, THE DEEPBRIDGE HUXLEY STAKES-G2, £170,000, 4yo/up, 10f 70yT Field: Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), High Stock (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Ice Max (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), King's Gambit (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Lambourn (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Royal Rhyme (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Starford (Ire) (Beckford {GB}), Sky Safari (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), Sparks Fly (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}). TDN Analysis: Last year's Chester Vase and Derby winner Lambourn returns over a trip shorter than ideal with cheekpieces fitted to get him into the groove quicker...

Thursday, Chester, post time: 15:05, THE LADBROKES ORMONDE STAKES-G3, £150,000, 4yo/up, 13f 84yT Field: Sons And Lovers (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Al Qareem (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Beylerbeyi (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Jan Brueghel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Mount Atlas (GB) (Masar {Ire}), Rahiebb (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Real Dream (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Jan Brueghel returns from a lengthy lay-off after failing to shine on fast ground in the King George, but has what looks an ideal trip and a kind surface to relaunch...

Wednesday, Chester, post time: 15:05, THE BOODLES CHESTER VASE-G3, £145,000, 3yo, c/g, 12f 63yT Field: Benvenuto Cellini (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Del Maro (Ger) (Camelot {GB}), Mr Colonel (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Mr Vettori (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Proposition (Ire) (Frankel {GB}. TDN Analysis: Current Derby favourite, Benvenuto Cellini returns under a penalty for his success in the G2 Champions Juvenile at Leopardstown in September, a performance that marked him apart. Easily forgiven his defeat in testing ground in the Futurity Trophy, he is up to a trip that will suit perfectly...

Sunday, Kyoto, Japan, post time: 15:40, TENNO SHO (SPRING)-G1, ¥570,000,000, 4yo/up, 3200mT Field: Vermicelles (Jpn) (Gold Ship {Jpn}), Sunrise Soleil (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Admire Terra (Jpn) (Rey De Oro {Jpn}), Aqua Vernal (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Keiai Sandera (Jpn) (Silver State {Jpn}), Echt (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}), Croix Du Nord (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Precious Day (Jpn) (New Year's Day), Meiner Campana (Jpn) (Gold Ship {Jpn}), Tagano Dude (Jpn) (Yamakatsu Ace {Jpn}), Redentor (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}), Mystery Way (Jpn) (Just A Way {Jpn}), Hohelied (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}),...

Friday, Newmarket, post time: 15:30, THE BETFRED JOCKEY CLUB STAKES-G2, £165,000, 4yo/up, 12fT Field: Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Eydon (Ire) (Olden Times {GB}), French Master (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Lion's Pride (GB) (Roaring Lion), Paradias (Ger) (Kodiac {GB}), Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Santorini Star (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}). TDN Analysis: Saddled with a penalty for his win in the G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern in the autumn, Bay City Roller encounters contrasting ground but could still have a class edge. Fourth in the 2022 2,000 Guineas here, Eydon will...

Friday, Newmarket, post time: 15:30, THE BETFRED JOCKEY CLUB STAKES-G2, £165,000, 4yo/up, 12fT Field: Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Eydon (Ire) (Olden Times {GB}), French Master (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Lion's Pride (GB) (Roaring Lion), Paradias (Ger) (Kodiac {GB}), Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Santorini Star (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}). TDN Analysis: Saddled with a penalty for his win in the G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern in the autumn, Bay City Roller encounters contrasting ground but could still have a class edge. Fourth in the 2022 2,000 Guineas here, Eydon will...

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 14:35, CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE-G1, HK$24,000,000, 3yo/up, 1200mT Field: Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress {NZ}), Satono Reve (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Helios Express (Aus) (Toronado {Ire}), Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote {Ire}), Raging Blizzard (NZ) (Per Incanto), Comanche Brave (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Tomodachi Kokoroe (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}), Beauty Waves (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). TDN Analysis: One of the headliners of FWD Champions Day, Ka Ying Rising is gunning for his 20th consecutive win by a Hong Kong-trained horse. The reigning Hong Kong Horse of...

Saturday, Navan, Ireland, post time: 15:40, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF SALSABIL STAKES-G3, €42,000, 3yo, f, 10f 40y Field: Bloom (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Camino Vino (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Chasing Paradise (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Emmeleia (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Ice Dancer (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Minerva (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Thundering On (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Analysis: Aidan O'Brien trainees Ice Dancer and Minerva both have Group 3 placings to their name, with Ryan Moore opting for the former, who was last seen hitting the board in October's G3 Staffordstown Stud Stakes....