9y bm Great Pretender – Cana (Bob, Peej)
High class mare, it is not sure yet whether she stays over hurdles or goes chasing this season. She made her debut at Royan La Palmyre,in June 2014, finishing 4th in a 1m 2f stakes race, beaten 8l, then a month later at La Teste De Buch, was 6th over 1m 4f beaten 3 ½ l in another stakes race. She finished the season with a win at Clairefontaine over 1m 6f in a another stakes , winning by 10 l.
She reappeared in October Auteuil, winning a 2m 2f 3yeaqr old fillies hurdle by 1 ¾ l from Katkodile, then was only 4th in a similar event over course and distance, beaten 13 l behind Bonne A Marier (received 3lb). Given a break, she reappeared at Auteuil in April 2015, winning a 4/5 year old fillies and mares conditions hurdle over 2m2 f by ½ l from Ancolie De Cotte ( gave 4lb), then at Enghien in September was 6th in a 2m 2f 4 year old listed hurdle, beaten 10 l ½ l behind Ardina (gave 4lb).
In October, at the same track she was 3rd in a 4 year old conditions hurdle over 2m 3f, beaten 2 ¾ l behind Onsajaamais (gave 4lb), and in November at Auteuil, was 3rd in a 2m 2f 4 / 5 year old grade 3 fillies and mares hurdle, beaten 8 ½ l behind Martalette (gave 6lb). She then moved to Willie Mullins and after a year off, reappeared at Limerick in December 2016, winning a 2m 3f Beginners chase by 30 l from Leaders Questions.
She was then absent for another year, and reappeared at Carlisle in December 2017, winning a 2m 4f mares listed chase by 8l from Tacenda , then in February 2018, fol-lowed up at Naas, taking a 2m listed mares chase by 2 ½ l from Asthuria. She then came to Cheltenham in March and won the 2m 4f grade 1 mares hurdle by ½ l from Midnight Tour and followed up at Punchestown in April, winning the grade 1 2m 4f mares Champion hurdle by 3l from Augusta Kate.
Off again for a year, she reappeared at Cheltenham in the grade 1 2m 4f mares hurdle. Sent off 10/11 f and 3l clear, she was one of Ruby Walsh‘s more memorable last hurdle casualties, and Roksana was left to win. She atoned at Punchestown in May, winning the Mares Grade 1 Champion hurdle again, beating Stormy Island 9 ½ l, and finished the season at Auteuil, winning a 3m 1f grade 1 hurdle by 6 ½ l from De Bon Coeur. She has run twice this year, winning a 3m grade 2 hurdle at Gowran Park in January, beating Penhill 21 l, then was second at Cheltenham in the mares hurdle, beaten ½ l by Honeysuckle.
Trainer W.Mullins
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