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left 9:31 right Churchill Downs (USA) 4 May 2024

Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

(4yo+) 7f Fast
1st £463,779.53 2nd £149,606.30 3rd £74,803.15 4th £37,401.57 5th £22,440.94 6th £7,874.02 7th £7,874.02 8th £7,874.02 9th £7,874.02 10th £7,874.02
pedigree Pedigrees
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Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt), 7f - Fast, 4yo+
Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt), 7f - Fast, 4yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1 (9)  
4 811 121 right
b c Gun Runner (USA) right - Bush Pilot (USA) right (Smart Strike) right
Raced keenly early, held up in midfield, shaken up to close 2 1/2f out, ridden and sustained run to lead over 1f out, gradually asserted final 150yds, readily
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2 (4)
6 811 b 112 right
rg g Cross Traffic (USA) right - Mi Viera (USA) right (Dehere) right
Broke well, pressed leader until led before end of 1f, neck advantage going well 3f out, ridden to maintain lead over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, third and began to rally over 1f out, stayed on gamely to regain second final 50yds
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3 (5) nk [2¾]
5 811 111
bb h Munnings (USA) right - Papa's Forest (USA) right (Forestry) right
Broke well, led, headed before end of 1f, neck second and travelling strongly 3f out, shaken up to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, headed approaching 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, lost second final 50yds
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4 (1) 2 [4¾]
4 811 106 right
b c Violence (USA) right - Lemon Belle (USA) right (Lemon Drop Kid) right
Hung right and bumped rival start, raced in midfield on inner, fifth and ridden 2 1/2f out, plugged on for pressure to secure fourth final 100yds, no threat to front three
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5 (10) ¾ [5½]
5 811 b 104 right
bb h Mineshaft (USA) right - Tacit Approval (USA) right (Tapit) right
Went right start and slow to stride, soon recovered to chase leaders on outer, about 1 length third and going nicely 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and outpaced by leaders over 1 1/2f out, gradually edged right and dropped away inside final furlong
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6 (3) nk [5¾]
6 811 103 right
b g Dialed In (USA) right - Voussoir (USA) right (Arch) right
Bumped and squeezed out soon after start, towards rear on inner, some progress under pressure when short of room and switched inside 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, never in contention
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7 (2) ½ [6¼]
5 811 102 right
ch g Practical Joke (USA) right - Haley's Lolipop (USA) right (Cuvee) right
Bumped twice and squeezed out soon after start, in rear, detached from before halfway, progress to tag on to backmarkers under 2f out, kept on until effort flattened out final 125yds
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8 (6) ½ [6¾]
4 811 b 100
rg c Union Rags (USA) right - Teammate (USA) right (A.P. Indy) right
Slightly slow to stride, towards rear between horses, ridden over 2f out, never able to get involved
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9 (7) [9]
5 811 94
bb g More Than Ready (USA) right - Eden Prairie (USA) right (Mizzen Mast) right
Midfield when bumped and forced back between horses after 1f, raced one from last, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, weakened final 1 1/2f
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10 (8) [15¾]
7 811 76 right
b h Mr Speaker (USA) right - Nite In Rome (CAN) right (Harlan's Holiday) right
Towards rear outside rivals, no impression when shaken up over 2f out, always behind
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