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Wed 07 Jul 2007Downtown should have the staminaToday's Meetings:Conditions are sure to be ultra-testing at Leopardstown this evening and a test of stamina could be just the trick for the regally bred Downtown in the Listed Challenge Stakes.Torrential downpours in the Dublin area turned the going to "soft to heavy" at Leopardstown yesterday and racecourse officials will be monitoring the weather situation on the run up to racing.