Sentence examples for over two lengths from inspiring English sources

Nyquist has won his seven races, including four prestigious Grade 1s, by a combined 15 lengths – an average of just over two lengths.

The 26-year-old's best result over two lengths had been world bronze in 2007 a year before he finished sixth at the Beijing Games.

Britain finished the race just out of their lane as they strove to catch the French but they did not impede the race winners New Zealand, who were over two lengths clear of the field.

Briefly pressed after the last, Bog Warrior kept on well to win by just over three lengths.

They go 13/8 that the race is won by under three lengths; 6/4 between three lengths and eight lengths; and 9/4 over eight lengths.

Guy, who won gold at the Kazan World Championships over 200m, races over four lengths on Tuesday, with the final on Wednesday, and in the 100m butterfly later this week.

Minardi was fourth to Golan in the Newmarket equivalent and has over three lengths to make up on Richard Hannon's runner-up Tamburlaine.

Jackson was third over eight lengths before breaking Federica Pellegrini's world record in Sheffield in March, with Adlington also dipping under the old world mark.

Loitering around the rear of the field for the first portion of the race, Frosted then made relentless strides to swoop within a little over three lengths of American Pharoah at the wire.

In his debut race at the Aqueduct Racetrack in New York on July 4 , 1972 Secretariat exhibited great speed and managed to finish a credible fourth, making up seven of over eight lengths on the leading horse in the last 1/4 mile.

History was against Mubtaahij in the Kentucky Derby - previous runners from Dubai hadn't fared so well in America's most famous race, and so it proved again, when Mike de Kock's son of Dubawi finished a never-threatening 8th at Churchill Downs, over nine lengths behind American Pharoah.