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Godolphin horses aim for six prizes on Dubai World Cup night

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Godolphin are conspicuous by their absence in the Dubai World Cup race but have strong representations in several other races at Saturday's meeting at Meydan.

It’s the only the second time the Royal Blues are not entered in the line-up for the $12 million main race – the first since 2005 – but they have an overwhelming presence across six other races on the night.

They kick-off their campaign in the Godolphin Mile with the France-based Andre Fabre’s Egot. The five-year-old races on dirt for the first time.

He is a half-brother to Meydan winner Laser Show and has posted two Group 3 wins on turf in France, and was runner-up in an all-weather conditions race at Chantilly on his seasonal return.

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