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[b]Timeform's Mark Powell-Bevan assesses the field for the Breeders' Cup Turf.[/b] One race in which the Europeans can hold high hopes of upstaging the Americans is the Turf. It was in the Turf that Europe tasted success at the first Breeders' Cup meeting in 1984, with Alain de Royer Dupre's [b]Lashkari[/b]. After [b]Pebbles[/b] (trained by Clive Brittain) made it two from two in 1985, Europe has since been victorious a further thirteen times including High Chaparral's dead heat with Johar in 2003. The significant point it would seem is in the title of the race itself, and the fact that it is run on turf, as is most racing in Europe, compared to America where the vast majority is staged on dirt. At the time of writing the Europeans dominate the market on Betfair, or rather [b]Workforce[/b]...