Waterlefe Getaway made her return from 177 days off the track at Southwell on Monday evening, stepping up in trip for her handicap debut following wind surgery. Fitted with first-time cheekpieces, she took a nice grip in a race where only five of the 11 hurdles were jumped due to low sun, moving into second with a lap to go. Poised on the shoulder of the leader as they turned for home, she found disappointingly little for pressure over a trip she would have been expected to stay based on pedigree.
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