NORMALLY when a maiden winner clocks a faster time than a pattern winner you’ll find they went a slow early pace in the higher class contest and came home a lot faster.
This was not the case with Marsh Hawk (38) who set a strong pace when winning on her debut and still came home 0.67 of a second faster than they managed in the Group 3 Sweet Solera Stakes over the same distance and 1.27 seconds faster than Rene Mathis did in a good handicap at Newmarket last Saturday.
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