1.   Eight horses were entered for the first race.

2.   I wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind.

3.   One man who was keeping a low profile in the first race was newly-crowned champion Colin Edwards.

4.   The favourite, Badawi, romped home in the first race.

5.   What time does the first race start?

6.   It is his first race this season.

7.   He won his first race by six lengths at evens.

8.   Despite his inexperience Andy wins the first race.

9.   The first big race of the new National Hunt season comes to post at Cheltenham tomorrow.