Trying older fillies and mares for the first time, Edward Evans' Mini Sermon (Pulpit) came three wide into the Aqueduct stretch and got her nose down on the wire to hand Lady Marlboro (Smoke Glacken) a nose defeat in Friday's GII Top Flight H. Golden Velvet (Seeking the Gold), the slight post-time favorite at 2.10-1, rallied gamely for third, while Pool Land (Silver Deputy), the 2.20-1 second choice, weakened to sixth after forcing the early pace.
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