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10
February, 2004
Victorian iron horse Sokyola is favoured to continue
his country cup splurge this Saturday night after drawing gate four in the
$75,000 Cadbury Ballarat Pacing Cup.
A winner of the Geelong, Mildura, Terang and Bendigo
Cups during the past 12 months, the Lance Justice-trained superstar is a $2.70
favourite to post his 53rd race victory and upstage a stellar field
of Australia and New Zealand?s elite pacers.
The battle for the early lead may dictate the result
of the Group 2 feature with SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup champion Double Identity
(gate one) and New Zealand ?smokey? Jagged Account (gate three), a noted early
speedster, drawn on his inner.
Double Identity sits on the second line of betting
at $4, but with local hero Gavin Lang replacing the suspended Harry Martin his
popularity could see that price tumble.
Mister D G (gate nine) and Just An Excuse (gate 10),
the remaining members of a three-pronged New Zealand assault on Bray Raceway,
have been kept safe at $5 and $6 respectively despite their second line draws.
The Cadbury Ballarat Pacing Cup is THE official
lead-up race to the $400,000 Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup on 28 February at Moonee
Valley ? night two of the Sky Channel Nights Of Glory ? and rightfully the club
have been blessed with one of the best fields assembled this season.
Collectively the 12 runners have amassed 254 wins and boast stake earnings of
$4.4 million.
The full line-up for the Cadbury Ballarat Pacing
Cup, to be run over 2710 metres under mobile conditions at 10.05pm AEST on 14
February, is;
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1
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12416
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DOUBLE IDENTITY (NSW)
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H.
MARTIN
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GAVIN LANG
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$4.00
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2
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01246
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MONT DENVER GOLD (VIC)
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B.
ALFORD
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CHRIS ALFORD
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$17
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3
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27236
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JAGGED ACCOUNT (NZ)
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B.
LILLEY
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JOHN CALDOW
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$10
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4
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91212
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SOKYOLA (VIC)
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L.
JUSTICE
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LANCE JUSTICE
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$2.70
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5
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70422
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COUNTRY WAYS (NSW)
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B.
HANCOCK
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BLAKE FITZPATRICK (C)
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$13
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6
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13115
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ALISTAIR BROMAC (VIC)
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P.
TONKIN
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BRIAN GATH
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$26
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7
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24611
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BEL CARDO MASTER (VIC)
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G.
DOUGLAS
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DARYL DOUGLAS
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$34
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8
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43975
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WALLY WALTON (VIC)
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M.
GATH
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MATTHEW GATH
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$51
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9
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10331
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MISTER D G (NZ)
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T.
BUTT
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ANTHONY BUTT
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$5.00
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10
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33172
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JUST AN EXCUSE (NZ)
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R.
MITCHELL
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TODD MITCHELL
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$6.00
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11
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56314
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DAROOBALGIE (NSW)
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B.
WOOD
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DOC WILSON
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$51
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12
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68153
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JONELLS SON (VIC)
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P.
MANNING
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KERRYN GATH
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$34
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