By Sean Cronin
2nd-NBY, £10,000, Cond, 7-21, 2yo, 7fT, 1:13.40, g/s.
STAGE MAGIC (IRE) (c, 2, Dark Angel {Ire}–Witnessed {GB}, by Authorized {Ire}), a first-up second over this trip at Haydock last time June 15, raced on the front end from flagfall here. Nudged along passing the two pole, the 8-11 favourite powered clear entering the final eighth and was untroubled in the closing stages to easily best Albishr (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) by 4 1/2 lengths. Kin to a yearling filly by Bungle Inthejungle (GB), the 160,000gns TATFOA foal is the first scorer produced by a winning half to last week's G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil victor Talismanic (GB) (Medaglia d'Oro), themselves out of GIII Royal Heroine S. victress and GI Matriarch S. third Magic Mission (GB) (Machiavellian). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $10,111. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Godolphin; B-Paul & Billy McEnery (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby.
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