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World's Top-Ranked Racehorse Ombudsman Beaten Into 4th in Juddmonte International Won by Item
Item surged late to win by a head, giving trainer Andrew Balding a first Juddmonte International title while favorite Ombudsman finished fourth.
- On Wednesday, three-year-old Item won the Juddmonte International Stakes at York Racecourse, claiming the £850,000 prize ridden by Colin Keane in a stunning upset.
- Heavy rain softened the ground, hampering world-ranked favorite Ombudsman, who finished fourth despite never finishing outside the top two in 12 previous starts for Godolphin.
- Item lunged dramatically in the final 50 metres to defeat runner-up Almaqam by a head. Trainer Andrew Balding noted the winner is a son of Frankel, who won this race in 2012.
- Balding called the victory "lovely," marking his first win in the historic event, and noted the colt "kept improving and improved physically" since the Dante.
- Regarding Item's next assignment, Balding said connections are undecided, stating "I just do not know at this moment in time" and plan to "sit down and let the dust settle.
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Irish ExaminerItem downs the Juddmonte big guns at York
Andrew Balding-trained colt is victorious for the sponsors on the Knavesmire.
·Darlington, United Kingdom
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World's top-ranked racehorse Ombudsman beaten into 4th in Juddmonte International won by Item
A surprise result in one of Britain’s most prestigious horse races saw the world’s top-ranked thoroughbred Ombudsman finish just fourth behind 10-1 winner Item.
·New York, United States
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Item delivered for Andrew Balding and the sponsors to land a 10-1 surprise in the Juddmonte International at York – with the big two of Constitution River and Ombudsman only third and fourth respectively.
·Leeds, United Kingdom
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Item surprises big two for Juddmonte International glory
We were treated to another epic renewal of the Juddmonte International on Wednesday but it was far from the match-race that it was built up to be, with Item delivered late to deny Almaqam in a thrilling finish to the York feature.
·United Kingdom
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