7 ▁March . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Christ y ▁Ro che ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁ 7 / 4 ▁favour ite ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁two ▁lengths ▁from ▁her ▁stable mate ▁Sh ar atan . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁off ▁the ▁race course ▁for ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁months ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁hand ic ap ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h , ▁be ating ▁sevent een ▁oppon ents ▁under ▁top ▁weight ▁of ▁ 1 2 8 ▁pounds . ▁She ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁winning ▁a ▁similar ▁event ▁at ▁Gal way ▁R aces ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁stepped ▁up ▁in ▁class ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁List ed ▁Brown st own ▁Stud ▁St akes ▁over ▁one ▁mile ▁at ▁Leop ard st own ▁six ▁days ▁later . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Johnny ▁Mur tag h ▁she ▁started ▁the ▁ 7 / 4 ▁favour ite ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁four ▁lengths ▁from ▁the ▁A idan ▁O ' B rien - tra ined ▁An em one ▁Garden . ▁Less ▁than ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁the ▁fil ly ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁action ▁and ▁stepped ▁up ▁again ▁in ▁class ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁Des mond ▁St akes ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁matched ▁against ▁male ▁opposition ▁and ▁older ▁fill ies ▁and ▁mar es . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Ro che ▁she ▁came ▁from ▁off ▁the ▁pace ▁to ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁mile ▁but ▁hung ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁and ▁was ▁be aten ▁a ▁head ▁by ▁the ▁five - year -