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Irish Mirror
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Robert Hynes

Christophe Soumillon finishes third on Aidan O'Brien-trained Order Of Australia at Keeneland

Christophe Soumillon finished third on Order Of Australia as Annapolis landed the Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday night.

The Belgian jockey partnered the Aidan O'Brien-trained runner, who was sent off at 6/1, in the Grade 1 contest at the Kentucky track.

But it was three-year-old Annapolis who triumphed against older horses in the $1 million race, beating runner-up Ivar by a length and a half, with Order Of Australia beaten half a neck for second.

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Trained by New York-based handler Todd Pletcher, Annapolis now looks set to take his chance in the Breeders' Cup Mile next month.

Soumillon's ride on Order Of Australia came just over a week after he elbowed Galway jockey Rossa Ryan off his mount in France, resulting in him being handed a 60-day ban from France Galop.

The 41-year-old was also sacked by the Aga Khan following the incident at Saint-Cloud.

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