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Like A Butterfly wins 2018 Schweppes-Ascot 1000 Guineas Listed $100,000 at Ascot (WA), 1800m.
Outsider Like A Butterfly advanced quickly in class after winning Class 1 (1600m) at Pinjarra on 8 March to take out this Listed race, her third win in seven starts.
She settled nicely outside the leader (Send My Love), at a moderate tempo. She got to the front on passing the 200m and held on to win nicely, running the 1800m out well.
Friar Fox, a winner of three of her four prior starts, settled back in tenth place, on the rails, got between runners on turning for home and made good late ground along the inner for second, looking somewhat unlucky.
Private Dancer settled near the tail from her outside barrier, improved (wide with cover) from the 600m, put in a good run on straightening and kept finishing well in the sprint home for a very good third.