The normally reserved Les Bridge let out the biggest cheer at Rosehill on Saturday when glamour mare Hot Danish made a winning return in the Research Stakes.Carrying 61 kilograms and a little more body weight than her trainer would have liked, Hot Danish ($2.50) came back to the enclosure to a rousing reception after holding off $2.40 favourite Madame Pedrille by half a length to win the 1200m Group Three race."I was a bit worried, she's got some middle-aged spread," Bridge said."She's a bit fat

The normally reserved Les Bridge let out the biggest cheer at Rosehill on Saturday when glamour mare Hot Danish made a winning return in the Research Stakes.

Carrying 61 kilograms and a little more body weight than her trainer would have liked, Hot Danish ($2.50) came back to the enclosure to a rousing reception after holding off $2.40 favourite Madame Pedrille by half a length to win the 1200m Group Three race.

"I was a bit worried, she's got some middle-aged spread," Bridge said.

"She's a bit fatter than she should be and looked just a bit too good.

"But even with the 61 kilos and being out there three-wide most of the race, she was too good.

"Just to be able to get her back on a firm track made a big difference.

"It was heartbreaking seeing her go around in the autumn on wet tracks.

"It just takes the sprint out of her."

Bridge is uncertain where Hot Danish will race next with the Manikato Stakes almost off the agenda.

"I don't want to run her at Moonee Valley at night," he said.

"Her next run will be in Melbourne but just where I don't know.

"I'm just so happy to see her win today."

Now a six-year-old, Hot Danish has had just 18 starts and won 11 with Saturday's victory taking her earnings past the million dollar mark.

Her career has been restricted firstly due to a bone fracture requiring surgery followed by the equine influenza outbreak in 2007.

"She had about 18 months off which is a long time for a mare," Bridge said.

"Some of them never come back from something like that but she is just very, very good."

As well as being concerned about her condition, Bridge admitted to some anxiety during the race.

"(Jockey) Tim (Clark) had her out there without cover, he thinks he can do anything," he said.

Clark said he was confident he had Madame Pedrille covered all the way.

"It's great to come here and see the crowds, it's what a good horse can do," Clark said.

"I came to the races confident and I was more worried about Seeking Attention (4th) during the race than Madame Pedrille."

Madame Pedrille missed the start slightly as has become a bit of a habit, but neither her trainer Darren Smith nor jockey Chris Munce offered that as an excuse.

"She missed it a bit but it's hard to take anything away from the winner who is carrying eight kilos more and was three-wide all the way," Munce said.

Smith agreed saying Madame Pedrille would now head to the Listed Nivison (1200m) in two weeks.

"She went good, we've just been beaten by a better horse," Smith said.