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Mark Eclipse worth the wait

Mark Eclipse worth the wait
Mark Eclipse (right) has scored three times and is back to a grade in which he can return to the winning list in Race 8 tonight. TNP FILE PHOTOS
Tan Thean Loon
Racing Editor
Jul 21, 2017 06:00 am
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Ignore MARK ECLIPSE's last two runs.

If you look at his finishing positions (eighth and ninth), you would probably put a pen across his name in tonight's Lucky Last at Kranji.

But, mind you, those were not bad runs per se. Although he ran ninth on June 11, he was just four-and-a-half lengths behind the winner, Ahmar, in a Class 4 event over 1,400m.

Last time out on July 9, the Steven Burridge-trained four-year-old might have run eighth to Kolombia in an Open Benchmark 67 event over 1,200m, but he was only two-and-three-quarter lengths behind the winner.

He did receive a check in the race, otherwise he would have finished a lot closer. Before those two runs, on May 14, Mark Eclipse tried to lead all the way over the 1,400m in Class 4 Div 1 but was caught close home by Mr Crowe who clocked 1min 22.95sec.

Mark Eclipse is down low enough to return to the winning list. In fact, his rating of 59 tonight is exactly the same as when he scored his last victory - in a similar Class 4 race over 1,400m on Sept 4 last year.

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Tan Thean Loon

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loon@sph.com.sg
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