Homebred Marmeladova a sweet winner for the Newells Marmeladova, owned by the Newell family's Readsland Racing, recorded the second win of her career in Leopardstown's Mervue Equine Handicap over a mile and a-quarter. The 3/1 chance was behind the leaders and travelling like a winner early in the straight.  Perhaps conscious that he didn't want to be in front too long, Billy Lee went left, right and then left again to find racing room before producing the daughter of Inns Of Court to lead 100 yards out for a neck verdict over Blackjack Hills. Winning trainer Ken Condon said  "She didn't get a truly-run race at times. She has to be ridden for a bit of luck too, and things fell her way today. I was half-slagging Billy on the way in, that he went too soon! As he says himself, she seems to like just getting in behind and having something different happening.  "She obviously has a bit of ability because she quickened up well, and then she seemed to think she had enough done.  "She's in good form and is consistent. She's a homebred and that's important for the Newell family. She's in a good vein of form and we'll go for something similar again."  Additional reporting by John O'Riordan
