Time for all things Great And Small at Newmarket

- Great And Small should appreciate the step up in trip as she tackles the TRM Invest In Calphormin Fillies’ Handicap at Newmarket today.

As a half-sister to Ascot Gold Cup winner Fame And Glory, it is hardly surprising this Galileo filly has only really started to come into her own since being stepped up to 2400m.

She finished well downfield on her only juvenile start over 1600m last December and again found her rivals far too speedy when tried over 2000m at Salisbury on her return in June.

Andrew Balding opted to take the jump up to 2400m last time though and despite looking a bit green in the early stages, she stayed on from last place to take a head victory in what was a very taking performance.

Her rider took a fair while to pull her up that day so clearly a bit more ground will not be an issue and she looks the kind of filly who will thrive over real staying trips in the future.

Vanity Queen is the pick in the TRM GNF (Gut Nutrition Formula) Nursery Handicap after overcoming her inexperience to win at Nottingham last time out.

Entered in the Fillies’ Mile, the Fastnet Rock filly showed she will stay at least that trip when running out a 0.50-length victor on what was just her second start.

Kept to that trip here and tried at handicap level, Luca Cumani appears to have found another winning opportunity.

Magical Effect can mark himself as a lively contender for next month’s Western meeting at Ayr by landing the Theakston Lightfoot Handicap at Thirsk.

His current rating of 77 would see him struggle to make the Ayr Gold Cup itself, but Ruth Carr has a few weeks to get to work on that issue, starting with this 1200m affair.

Formerly with Charlie Appleby, Magical Effect finished no worse than fourth in three starts last year but having shown little star quality, he was shipped out of the Godolphin team for just £10,000 at the end of last term.

Given he cost 180,000 guineas as a yearling, he was something of a bargain buy and after finishing second on his first two outings for the Carr team, he finally came good at this track last time.

Carr admitted he had struggled mentally in previous times but now that Magical Effect has got his head in front, he appeals as a runner with progress to come.

He is taken to defy a careerhigh mark and looks the type who can go on again too.

Lord Yeats was perhaps a bit unlucky at Ascot last time, but compensation awaits in the Ladbrokes Lanark Silver Bell Handicap at Hamilton.

Ridden by Kenichi Ikezoe as part of the Shergar Cup competition, Lord Yeats blazed an early trail and was unsurprisingly reeled back in with 400m still to run before finishing downfield.

A slightly more conservative effort might play to his strengths a little better. - Press Association.