tracked winner, headway to challenge over 1f out, soon hard ridden and one paced
led, quickened 3f out, hard pressed final furlong, all out
GOLDEN REIGN failed to land the odds at Brighton recently but the Haggas filly has a fitness advantage over her only rival today and should make no mistake this time. The former still finished a street clear of the rest when runner-up at Brighton so, though placed at Chelmsford when last seen at the track in November, Luna Mare looks up against it on her reappearance.
Golden Reign (IRE) 4-5fav (9-0) Led early, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Testimonio (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Luna Mare (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Led 1f, in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Khaleesy (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
