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Magistrate finished strongly for 4th. The favourite
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1886:1980 in horse racing
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806:Summer Fleur (NZ)
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558:Our Epilogue (NZ)
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825:La Zap (NZ)
796:M Riley (A)
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715:Ron Quinton
681:Beldale Ball
658:Love Bandit
625:W E Reading
604:T L Millard
564:G L Warwick
436:Midge Didham
423:Ming Dynasty
357:Weight (kg)
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300:Auckland Cup
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75:Winning time
69:Beldale Ball
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812:G T Murphy
792:Colin Hayes
732:H Steffert
690:Colin Hayes
665:Bob Hoysted
644:G T Murphy
588:M Campbell
568:Bob Skelton
499:Colin Hayes
454:Colin Hayes
411:Harry White
312:Just a Dash
285:Piping Lane
254:Colin Hayes
247:The Dalgety
239:Colin Hayes
185:Bob Hoysted
173:Colin Hayes
109:Colin Hayes
1870:Categories
887:References
880:G Doughty
695:John Letts
608:Pat Hyland
547:Peter Cook
521:A R White
458:R Mallyon
371:Scratched
304:Peter Cook
281:John Letts
266:euthanized
191:Background
177:John Letts
97:John Letts
83:Final odds
50:4 Nov 1980
21:Horse race
855:T J Smith
775:G Murphy
712:N C Begg
524:P Jarman
492:Yashmark
482:J Miller
383:T J Smith
249:(2500m).
209:Cox Plate
927:Archived
628:R Vance
360:Trainer
318:and the
274:At Talaq
199:gelding
158:handicap
55:Distance
37:Location
398:Hyperno
363:Jockey
348:Number
287:in the
258:Dulcify
225:Hyperno
211:winner
201:Hyperno
125:Surface
104:Trainer
683:(USA)
354:Horse
351:Place
262:pelvis
156:was a
92:Jockey
78:3:19.8
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402:58.5
379:59.5
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272:with
115:Owner
58:3200m
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677:1st
655:3rd
532:2nd
394:7th
326:for
314:for
279:For
152:The
142:1981
137:1979
128:Turf
86:11/1
47:Date
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