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beginning to make progress on the inside rail as the field entered the straight. Distant
Relative maintained his run along the rail, took the lead from Shavian a furlong from the finish and held off a late challenge from Green Line Express to win by half a length with Shavian a length away in third place. Eleven days after his win at Goodwood, the colt was sent to France for the
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Express (runner-up in 1989) with Distant Relative next in the betting at odds of 4/1. The other runners were Great Commotion, Zoman, Lord Charmer and Call To Arms. Carson settled the colt in last place as Shavian set the pace from Green Line Express before
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Relative won by a short head and three quarters of length from Linamix and Priolo. Distant Relative ended his racing career in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on 29 September. He took the lead a furlong out before finishing second to
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Relative took the lead approaching the last quarter mile and won by one and a half lengths from Great Commotion. Two weeks later, Distant Relative and Great Commotion met again in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood, for which the betting was headed by the four-year-old
456:. Distant Relative ended his second season in the Group Two Challenge Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket. After being restrained by Hills in the early stages he took the lead approaching the final furlong and won by one and a half lengths from Dancing Tribute.
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favourite and finished second, beaten eight lengths by the 33/1 outsider
Ahsanta Sana. The colt recorded his first win on his final appearance of the year, beating Timourtash by two and a half lengths in a six furlong maiden at
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420:-trained Monsagem. He recorded his first Group race win, beating Sagamore and Executive Perk by two lengths and a head. In August, the colt dropped back to seven furlongs for the Hungerford Stakes at
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Linenhall Stakes over six furlongs at
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Habitat, an American-bred, British-raced miler who became one of the leading European stallions of the 1970s and 1980s. His other progeny included
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Relative was one of seven horses to contest the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in which he was ridden by the veteran Scottish jockey
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233:. He was also placed in many important races including the
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Pedigree of Distant Relative (IRE), bay stallion, 1986
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he started 9/4 second favourite behind Safawan for the
839:"Leading Broodmare Sires of Great Britain and Ireland"
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787:"Distant Relative pedigree"
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942:"Hungerford Stakes result"
864:"Stray Shot – Family 13-c"
508:in which he was ridden by
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410:Phoenix Park Racecourse
287:Champion broodmare sire
285:and he was the British
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791:Equineline
770:References
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574:Prix Chloé
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249:Background
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813:"Habitat"
757:Nasrullah
721:Vatellor
703:Hornbeam
668:Bull Dog
554:Hampshire
537:pacemaker
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753:Natasha
742:Tenerani
713:Thicket
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596:Pedigree
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318:Lambourn
303:Questing
257:bred in
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267:Marwell
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686:Khara
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514:Priolo
403:Zilzal
387:Shaadi
291:Ezzoud
279:Homing
189:(1990)
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