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The Great Decade of New
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549:Silver Lad
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525:Grey Way
507:Eclipser
498:unplaced
411:Jackaroo
287:Annenic
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625:Capello
487:Auditor
405:(2000m)
307:Kalmia
214:Sunline
198:Mosgiel
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324:Zarnia
304:Sharda
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