led, headed 2nd,tracked leader until 5th, tracked leaders, sprawled badly on landing 9th and nearly fell, lost 15 lengths, closed on leading pair 12th, pushed along 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
led 2nd, headed 6th, tracked leader, blundered 8th, ridden to lead again approaching last, headed soon after, rallied close home
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, led next, ridden and headed approaching last, rallied to lead again soon after last, ridden out
SWEET DESTINATION was sent to Plumpton a fortnight ago by Cork-based Garret Ahern and came home virtually alone in an incident-packed event. She's 10lb higher here and faces an in-form rival in Dawnieriver, though the latter only had two rivals to beat at Newcastle and won as she pleased for which she's penalised 7lb. Lillian, who won three times last summer, has been running poorly this year which is why she's on a lower mark than her last victory.
Lillian (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 2nd until after 4th, chased leader, pecked 9th, lost 2nd after next, outpaced into 4th 4 out, no chance after, last of 4, 19 1/2l behind Dinos Benefit (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f (4) gd in Nov.
Sweet Destination (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Held up off the pace in 4th, headway 11th, led 3 out, clear before next, hit last, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Between The Waters (11-12) by dist, 7 ran.
Dawnieriver (IRE) 8-11fav (10-11) Traced (clear) leader, closer 14th, led 4 out, soon clear, easily, won at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Expresstime (11-9) by 22l, 3 ran.
