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Tomorrow's extra furlong will suit him better and this speedy gelding is fancied to dominate, providing he can handle the Fibresand surface.
Dettori had his mount travelling well all through the race and moved up with a furlong and a half to go to challenge Two Miles West.
Spencer then moved to the front and led inside the final furlong to record a famous victory for trainer Henry Candy.
He has only ever won over three miles and a furlong or below but Henderson does not think the trip will be a problem for his horse.
High Chaparral made the lead with an eighth of a mile to go and edged left in the final furlong.
Eight furlongs into the ten furlong race, Gatwick looked to have next to no chance.
After being ninth with a furlong left to run, War Chant rallied six wide to win by a neck.
Ridden by Darryll, she still had three of her five rivals in front of her entering the final furlong of the mile-and-a-half trip.
Dancing Mystery ran a blinder in last year's race, being in front inside the final furlong, only to be swamped near the finish.
Falvelon's victory in the Sprint came after a testing duel in the final furlong with American challenger Morluc.
In the concluding 11 furlong race, Spencer will be aboard Mickmacmagooole, trained in Ireland by Seamus O'Donnell.
His mount looked beaten coming into the final furlong as Indigo Cat took it up on the rails but dug deep to challenge again.
At Beverley two outings ago, Ouninpohja was trapped on the rails entering the final furlong but flashed home in third place.
Given a great ride that day by Paul Mulrennan, the four-year-old squeezed through on the rails to get on top inside the final furlong.
She took the lead inside the final furlong and finished two lengths clear of Godolphin Racing's Quecha.
Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando made the lead in mid stretch but faded over the final furlong to finish fourth.
On her latest outing Jamie Mackay's mount swept through to lead inside the final furlong and win by a neck from Astrocharm.
After three muddling performances in maiden races in May, I thought he might just possibly get there in the final furlong of a stayers ' race.
Racing begins at 3.05 and the mixed card consists of four flat events, including two six furlong races, two chases and two hurdles.
She travelled sweetly throughout, easing to the front over a furlong down to beat the other horse by a length.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Nor had he gone a furlong more when just ahead he spied the lions themselves.
His house was scarcely a furlong distant, yet he was an hour crawling to it.
Ere long you come to Yarborough House, a stately mansion standing embowered by trees about a furlong from the shore.
His own name, pronounced in the utmost compression of susurration, they say, he catches at a quarter furlong interval.
The House of Turriepuffit stood about a furlong from David's cottage.
So they went forward until they came to within a furlong of the spot where the Sheriff's companions were waiting for him.
The New Approach colt trode clear in the final furlong to slam Canary Row by five and a half lengths.
The second franked the form when running well at York next time and Enlace can only improve for this extra furlong.
And so, with every furlong of the forced journey, he died a fresh death.
However, noted making eyecatching headway deep inside the final furlong was Richard Fahey's newcomer Flycatcher.
We looked down the whole vista, and saw it closed by iron gates, and it could not have been more than a furlong in length.
The seven-year-old was rousted by Ryan Moore to get into contention in the straight and hit the front inside the final furlong.
For a furlong the advance continued in this laborious fashion.
The prairie-men could tell to a furlong, both the gait and the distance.
It was only inside the final furlong that distress signals started to show and Halicarnassus eventually closed right down to within a neck.
There's not much pace on, Mick just cops me with about a furlong and a half to go and delays his run for 50 to 100 yards, and that's just good jockeyship on his part.
Confidently ridden last time by Jimmy Quinn, Amigo led inside the final furlong to deny Ascair and can repeat the trick over the same course and distance tomorrow.
The second division also went to the market leader as Shane Kelly produced Tendalay inside the final furlong to win on his debut with half a length in hand from Ginger Pop.
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