Connaught Cup S. Presented by Bulleit Bourbon

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DREAM SHAKE watched the frontrunner down the backstretch, continued to keep a close eye on the pacesetter through the the turn, pounced to the lead between rivals straightening out for the drive, drifted outwards under left handed urging at the sixteenth pole and again nearing the wire but held safe for the win at the finish. WAR BOMBER (IRE) settled in mid pack between horses three furlongs from the finish, was fighting to keep position in the three path in upper stretch, continued to stubbornly battle with outside foes at the furlong pole finally getting clear running room and finished up to capture second money in a photo at the line. LUCKY SCORE trailed the field down the back straight, began to lengthen stride outside at the five sixteenths pole, swung out seven wide gaining momentum in upper stretch, was full of run in the last furlong closing strongly and was involved with two others for place share at the wire but settled for third money in a tight photo at the finish. CHURCHTOWN was unhurried early settling near the rear, started to rally in the four path with five sixteenths to go, quickly lost momentum losing its path inside the quarter pole, regrouped to fight on in tight surroundings with runners on either side at the furlong marker, kept on closing in on the leader in deep stretch but was steadied just a few jumps before the finish losing the three horse photo at the wire for place. OLD CHESTNUT travelled in midfield three deep with three eighths to go, took the overland route in the six path at the top of the lane, was in the hunt for the prize challenging between horses with a furlong left, steadied in deep stretch and could not recover in time to play a role at the wire. DREAMS OF TOMORROW stalked near the rear two deep down the backside, saved ground running at the back on the turn, shifted out five wide in upper stretch seeing the field, angled out for clear run in lane eight at the furlong pole and ran on willingly to the wire. ROARING FORTIES emerged with the lead taking this field down the backstretch at the five furlong pole, continued to set a reasonable pace through the turn, was collared outside two furlongs from home, dug in gamely until the eighth pole and faded inside the final sixteenth. BANFF had a good spot on the rail tracking the top two down the backside, was roused while losing positioning throughout the far turn and could not get involved driving to the finish line. BOUND FOR NOWHERE pulled the rider to the lead after the start, was then reined back under a snug hold to track the leaders at the five eighths pole, offered a run to bid five wide at the top of the stretch with a quarter to go and retreated between rivals in the final eighth. STEWARDS INQUIRY REGARDING THE STRETCH RUN AND RIDERS CLAIM OF FOUL #9 OLD CHESTNUT AGAINST #2 CHURCHTOWN NEARING THE FINISH RESULTED IN NO CHANGE. ALSO, RIDER'S CLAIM OF FOUL #2 CHURCHTOWN ON #3 DREAM SHAKE IN THE FINAL SIXTEENTH RESULTED IN NO CHANGE AS WELL.