What is the best way to combine these sentences? It was a very close finish. The crowd was delighted. The bay mare won the race. A. The crowd was delighted because the bay mare won the race, and it was a very close finish. B. To the delight of the crowd, the bay mare won the race in a very close finish. C. To the delight of the crowd and also in a very close finish, the bay mare won the race.