	{"id":14128,"date":"2023-03-22T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=14128"},"modified":"2024-02-01T17:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:49:53","slug":"harness-highlights-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/sport\/harness-highlights-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Harness Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Howard (HRV)<\/p>\n<p>Another horse with big plans that were further justified last Saturday night at Tabcorp Park Melton is Mufasa Metro, who appeared in a class of his own in dominating the City Of Melton Scotch Notch Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a bit of early speed underneath him from Nephew Of Sonoko and Lunchwitharthur, Mufasa Metro comfortably cruised to the lead and then opened the race up with a 58.3-second last half that saw him shoot clear for a 13-metre win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy with him, he\u2019s just getting better and better,\u201d trainer\/driver John Justice told TrotsVision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s turning into a complete racehorse. 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