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Etah James wins Sportsbet Pakenham Cup, Listed, $300,000 at Pakenham Park, 2500m.
Etah James made it win seven (second stakes) by outstaying her opponents here.
She was handy from the start, third with a circuit to run then into second rounding out of the home straight, holding that spot to the 1200m before pressuring the leader inside the 1000m.
Shadowing the leader around the corner and into the home straight she grabbed the lead at the 400m.
She led by more than a length at the 200m then extended the lead soon after and simply stayed on too well, up by a length and a half at the wire.
Secret Blaze sat second last at the 1200m, improved quickly rounding into the home straight and threaded between runners the length of the straight but too late.
Midterm was fifth at the 800m, fourth and wide turning in and then ran on quite well for third from Valac, who having been second at the 300m faded to fourth, with the first three well clear.