Ce Ce beat Edgeway to win this at Del Mar last year and won a prep-race in good style last month having earlier been well beaten by Goodnight Olive in a Grade 1 handicap at Saratoga. But the latter doesn’t have a weight advantage this time and third-placed OBLIGATORY is taken to reverse running. Bill Mott’s filly failed to get a clear run at Saratoga and, given she won a Grade 1 at Churchill Downs back in May, gets another chance. The latter’s stablemate Frank's Rockette has run some good races in defeat while Echo Zulu won the Juvenile Fillies at last year’s Breeders’ Cup and arrives on the back of an impressive success in Grade 3 company. Slammed won over 6f here recently while Chi Town Lady beat her fellow three-year-olds at Saratoga and William Buick partners the Japanese raider Chain Of Love.
Slammed (USA) 95-40fav (8-8) Ins,drew off,riddn out, won at Keeneland 6f Grp 2 stks (1) fst in Oct beating Happy Soul (8-6) by 6 1/2l, 8 ran.
Edgeway (USA) 9-10jfav (8-11) 3deep,outsd,best late, won at Del Mar 6f hcp fll fst in Aug beating Slammed (8-8) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Chi Town Lady (USA) 16-1 (8-6) 7-8w uppr,gd finish,up, won at Saratoga 7f stks gd in Aug beating Hot Peppers (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Ce Ce (USA) 3-10fav (9-0) Bpd st,bid 4deep,best, won at Santa Anita 6f stks fst in Oct beating Under The Stars (8-10) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Frank's Rockette (USA) 3-10fav (8-6) Up 2d 1/4,widen 1/16, won at Charles Town 7f stks fst in Aug beating Fille D'esprit (8-8) by 6l, 7 ran.
Chain Of Love (JPN) 3-1jfav (8-7) won at Chukyo 7f in Sep beating Urban Jager (8-11) by shd, 16 ran.
Obligatory (USA) 11-4 (8-11) 3-4p trn,checked1/4,7w, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Goodnight Olive (8-6) at Saratoga 7f stks fst in Aug.
Goodnight Olive (USA) 11-2 (8-6) Bmp hard brk,3p,4p3/16, won at Saratoga 7f stks fst in Aug beating Caramel Swirl (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Sterling Silver (USA) 6-1 (8-6) Chased 3-2w, improved, 3rd of 5, 10 3/4l behind Kimari (8-12) at Belmont At The Big A 6f stks fst in Sep.
Wicked Halo (USA) 5-2fav (8-8) Vied 3w,tookover drvng, won at Keeneland 7f stks fst in Oct beating Fingal's Cave (8-8) by 4l, 9 ran.
Lady Rocket (USA) 5-2 (8-12) In hand 3-2w, 2nd best, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Kimari (8-12) at Belmont At The Big A 6f stks fst in Sep.
Echo Zulu (USA) 1-2fav (8-10) Set down upr,riddn out, won at Churchill Downs 7f fll stks fst in Sep beating Tarabi (8-8) by 5 1/4l, 5 ran.
Hot Peppers (USA) 11-5fav (8-10) Ins duo,2p turn,wknd, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Wicked Halo (8-10) at Saratoga 6f stks fst in Sep.