Forever thwarts the Raiders

Fast finish wins Friday's feature

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Halfway To Heaven: unplaced at Santa Anita

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Halfway To Heaven and Visit were unplaced as Forever Together finished best of all to take the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita on Friday night.

Both had every chance down the stretch but faded in the dying strides as the home contingent held sway in a thrilling finish.

Frankie Dettori was smartly away on the Godolphin hope Folk Opera and they made the running with Halfway To Heaven and Johnny Murtagh right in behind.

Turning in Murtagh tried to kick on, but it was Ryan Moore on Sir Michael Stoute's Visit who conjured a thrilling run up the rail to take it up momentarily.

For a second it looked like Moore's move might be decisive, but his filly was swallowed up in the closing stages.

Forever Together, trained by Jonathan Sheppard and superbly ridden by Julien Leparoux, came widest and latest at 5-1 to pip 33-1 chance Sealy Hill with 4-1 Wait A While third. Visit was a very creditable fourth.