Four runners for a Group One with a £340,000 first prize is undoubtedly a disappointment, but Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown has at least avoided an odds-on favourite and remains an interesting betting heat. Mishriff, St Mark’s Basilica and Addeybb also boast no fewer than nine Group One wins between them, though most were overseas and direct form lines are few and far between. All three have obvious claims but it is hard to see why Addeybb (3.35) is the marginal outsider of the principals at around 3-1. He was a long way in front of a below-par Mishriff in last October’s Champion Stakes, has 2lb in hand of that rival on official ratings and has the excellent Tom Marquand on his side if it turns tactical. Sandown 1.50 Arecibo has a bit to find with Lazuli on a strict reading of their form in the Palace House at Newmarket but Robert Cowell’s sprinter found trouble in running there and has since set the record straight with an excellent second behind Oxted in the King’s Stand at Royal Ascot. Haydock Park 2.05 Dhushan had little trouble defying an opening mark of 85 in the Edinburgh Cup last month, making smooth progress to lead inside the final furlong, and with further improvement likely for another step up in trip, he can brush off a 7lb rise in the weights. Sandown 2.25 A high draw is a slight concern for Trais Fluors, but Oisin Murphy is in his saddle for the first time and he is worth an interest at around 7-1 to repeat his course-and-distance success last month from a 5lb higher mark. Haydock Park 2.40 Alpinista, the five-length runner-up to Love in last season’s Yorkshire Oaks, will be a warm order for this Group Two, but she has been beaten at a lower level in the past. At the likely odds, Dubai Fountain could be worth chancing at around 6-1 to get back to something like her best after an encouraging run in the Ribblesdale last time. Sandown 3.00 Statement passed up a decent opening in a Group Three at Epsom’s Derby meeting but reportedly lost a shoe in the process and is taking another drop in class here. The runner-up to Alcohol Free, the subsequent Coronation Stakes winner, in the Fred Darling deserves one more chance to back up that form. Haydock Park 3.15 Sir Mark Prescott’s Longsider could be thrown in on an opening mark of 92 but is making his turf debut and has not been out since February. He is also up against some tough and experienced handicappers, with Soto Sizzler perhaps the pick at around 12-1 after an excellent second at Epsom last time, despite losing at least a length or two by rearing at the start.