went right start, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders to halfway
soon outpaced, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, behind, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden, every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish
with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden, headway 2f out, ran on to lead close home
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reached leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed close home
Could She Be Magic appears to have a plum draw on the stands side and is taken to score her first win in a fairly weak event, with Wendy's Girl and Ace Coming others who come into the reckoning. Tim Easterby's filly made her debut at this course, finishing tenth of 18 behind the smart Caldy Dancer, and showed she needed at least this trip when third at Southwell on her most recent start. This drop in grade seems sure to suit her, and with Kevin Darley booked, we feel she might just be good enough to land the spoils here. The booking of Kieren Fallon catches the eye for Don Eddy's Ace Coming, who has some reasonable form at this sort of level and was second in a similar race at Newcastle the time before last. Wendy's Girl has had more chances than most of these, but has shown on one or two occasions that she is capable of winning a race such as this, although there is a suspicion that she may be better over the minimum trip. Astaramongstthem showed a bit of promise on his debut at Windsor and could easily improve, while It's An Omen appeals most of the newcomers. However, a high draw is often a help on this sort of ground at Haydock, and coming out of stall 16 Could She Be Magic just gets the vote.
