MOCCASIN BEND RUNS BOLD RACE FIRST UP .

Lightly raced 2yo filly MOCCASIN BEND resumed racing at Belmont on Saturday and nearly pulled off a great first up victory. The filly had not raced since she made her race debut at Ascot last November when running second to stablemate AMELIA'S REASON.

The filly has taken a bit of time to mature and has had a couple of setbacks with shin soreness. She pulled up well from Saturday's race and all going well she will have her next run in similar company in a fornight. The filly has developed into a very attractive animal and I hope her race performances can match her looks. If she lives up to what she has shown she could develop into a more than useful filly.

There are plenty of races available for her over the next few months and it will be interesting to see how she measures up to the better company especially as the distances of her races gets a bit longer.