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short head
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short head
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Horse racing a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head


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He performed a minor miracle when winning the semi-final from a hopeless position last week, again the verdict being a short-head over Jemmy Doodlebeag, with Dundrum Minor just half a length back.
Responding gamely to Frankie Dettori's (above) calls, the five-year-old fought to a short-head win over Jeremy, with Turtle Bowl another short-head away in third and 'gorgeous George' a head back in fourth.
He held on by a short-head that day and, following a good fourth at Newmarket on Saturday, was turned out quickly for the toteplacepot Handicap and wore down King Harson inside the last furlong to score by three parts of a length.
 
 
 
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