▁f url ong ▁out ▁as ▁Bra ve ▁Anna ▁began ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁and ▁make ▁progress . ▁Rol y ▁Poly ▁over to ok ▁the ▁favour ite ▁ 5 0 ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁but ▁Bra ve ▁Anna ▁maintained ▁her ▁run , ▁caught ▁her ▁stable mate ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁st ride ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁short ▁head . ▁After ▁the ▁race ▁A idan ▁O ' B rien , ▁who ▁was ▁winning ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁said ▁" She ' s ▁a ▁good , ▁hard y ▁fil ly ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁afraid ▁the ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁was ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁her ▁the ▁last ▁day , ▁but ▁you ' d ▁say , ▁looking ▁at ▁her ▁today , ▁she ' d ▁get ▁the ▁seven ▁okay . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁break ▁after ▁As cot ▁and ▁maybe ▁she ▁got ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁tired ▁in ▁the ▁Mo yg lare ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h , ▁but ▁she ▁came ▁home ▁very ▁well ". ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁her ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Bra ve ▁Anna ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁New market ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁seven ▁f url ong ▁Nell ▁G w yn ▁St akes ▁( a ▁trial ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ) ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April . ▁R idden ▁by ▁He f fer nan ▁she ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 3 / 2 ▁but ▁never ▁looked ▁likely ▁to ▁win ▁and ▁finished ▁un