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Travelling Light wins Barneswood Farm Soliloquy Stks Group 3, NZ$70,000 at Ellerslie, 1400m.
Travelling Light desperately needed a run at the 250m, got out and ran home strongly to maintain her unbeaten record in three starts and her maiden stakes win.
She was fourth early (rails), drifting slightly to sixth past the 800m and remained locked away towards the last corner.
Into the straight she ran into a wall of runners, saw a split which immediately closed then pulled wider. Once she saw daylight she grabbed the bit and went after the leader, keeping up a strong run to get there by a half head.
Bavella had a nice run in fifth (one out) from the 1000m, was right in behind the first three turning in and moved out to challenge from the 300m. She strolled to the lead at the 200m and looked the winner only to be run down in the last few strides.
Jennifer Eccles sat fourth last, one out, at the 600m, pulled widest into the home straight and kept up a long strong run to the line without endangering the first two.
Flaunting was handy enough turning in and battled on bravely for fourth.