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The story of Takeover Target could probably rival that of Seabiscuit. The seven-year-old was bought for next to nothing by his taxi driver trainer, Joe Janiak, but has gone onto prove his worth by establishing himself as arguably the best sprinter in Australia at present. Now the gelding will be bidding to capture the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on July 14, for which is generally the 6/1 market leader.

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In past meetings between Spain and France, Les Bleus have held sway, winning five of their seven encounters. However, this stat will count for nothing when the two nations cross swords in the last 16 of the World Cup in Hanover on Tuesday evening.

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Alessandria will have her supporters in Thursday's Ribblesdale Stakes and, with Ed Dunlop's horses in rude health at present, a bold bid looks assured following her cosy victory in a decent contest on Kempton's Polytrack last month.

Many seem to think that Takeover Target can emulate compatriot Choisir, who demonstrated that it's most unwise to overlook raiders from the Southern Hemisphere when doing the King's Stand-Golden Jubilee double at Royal Ascot three years ago.

The clash between Sweden and England is an interesting one because if the Three Lions beat the Swedes to nil, and Trinidad & Tobago score at least two goals and beat Paraguay, then the Caribbean side will go through as runners-up and Lars Lagerback's men will be packing their bags.

It will be interesting to see how both Ecuador and Germany approach their clash in Group A, as they have both already secured their place in the last sixteen and either side could face England or, as looks likely at this stage, Sweden.

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Until Argentina destroyed Serbia 6-0, Spain were considered to have put in the best performance of the World Cup when destroying Ukraine 4-0 in their opening match.

Before the tournament began, Czech Republic were our recommendation to win Group E at a best price 6/4.

Those odds have long gone with the Czechs beating USA 3-0 in their opening game. The result was made all the more impressive given the Europeans had to cope with temperatures hitting 30C in Gelsenkirchen's AufSchalke Arena.