Sentence examples for decent race from inspiring English sources

What we want is a decent race — something interesting to write about and justify our expenses.

"I was just really happy to get up and run a decent race," said Aikines-Aryeetey.

Not the results the British athletes will have been looking for, but a decent race nonetheless.

The remarkable Sheik Mohammed has won virtually every decent race in the world but remains obsessed with the Melbourne Cup.

"He needs a lot further than that to be shown to his best but he's run a decent race and hopefully will come out sound and we can go to Melbourne.

The encouragement comes from last year and from a fine effort when runner-up in a decent race at Ascot in February, with fellow Aintree hopefuls Saint Are and The Rainbow Hunter just behind.

I want to run all decent races.

What you want is a decent racing surface, so that all horses are able to run to their full ability".

He has won a couple of decent races this season but even then he hit the odd fence and he obviously won't get away with that here.

Horses beaten by him went on to win decent races".

I've had headwinds for the two decent races I've run," he added.