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employed waiting tactics, restraining the filly at the back of the field before making a move forward inside the final furlong and catching favourite Be Sweet. According to
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by John de Coombe on the opposite side. The form was subsequently boosted as John de Coombe recorded an upset victory over some of the best juveniles in France (including
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in August was interrupted by back problems and she ran poorly, finishing unplaced behind Fair
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favourite carrying top weight of 127 pounds. Her opponents included Tartan
Pimpernel, Fiordiligi and Watch Out, the first three finishers in the
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Cherry Hinton's next race was the
Tadcaster Stakes over the same course and distance in September in which she carried five pounds less than the
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