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Kieran Shoemark fit for Dreamloper's Mile glory bid after two months out

Kieran Shoemark and Dreamloper return in triumph after the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp in September.
Kieran Shoemark and Dreamloper return in triumph after the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp in September.Credit: Racing Post/Scott Burton

Kieran Shoemark has his eyes firmly set on Breeders' Cup glory with Dreamloper after winning his race against time to be passed fit before the star-studded US meeting this weekend.

The 26-year-old was injured in a fall at Chepstow in September but has been given the all-clear to return after two months on the sidelines and heads to Keeneland with plenty of belief in Dreamloper, the two-time Group 1 winner he believes has "a great chance" in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Mile.

No one else has ridden the Ed Walker-trained five-year-old since she finished down the field on Irish Champions Weekend last year. The pair have won three times from five starts this year, including in two French Group 1s, the Prix d'Ispahan and the Prix du Moulin, just four days before Shoemark's injury.

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