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Harbor Star did not, finishing second even though the winner's time was a second and a half slower than Buddha's.
As for Rusedski's claim that he was a step and a half slower than in his prime?
Dibaba won the 5,000 meters at the 2008 Olympics in 15:41.40, more than a minute and a half slower than her world record.
But Dibaba did not apologize on this hot, humid night for running a minute and a half slower than her world record of 14 11.15, set in Oslo, Norway, in early June.
After winning the 100-meter backstroke last week, Krayzelburg took the 200 tonight in the slightly disappointing time of 1 minute 57.31 seconds, a second and a half slower than his world record.
Times are less relevant in a chase than they are on the Flat, but it is still worth noting that last year's King George was run in about a second and a half slower per furlong than was the Betfair Chase.
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"It was what everybody was thinking, that he was a step and a half slow," Rusedski said in the Open players lounge last week.
"That clock wasn't half slow in the second half.
England's quick line defence in the first half slowed considerably in the second half.
Some of the passing was really sloppy first half, slow, no tempo, too many touches - all the things we ask them not to do.
Hewitt later said that he noticed that his opponent "was getting that half step slower through the fourth set".
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