First Victory readily steps up in class First Victory gamely stuck to her task to scoop top honours in the Vision Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket. A winner over the course and distance on her debut a fortnight ago, Saeed bin Suroor's filly was a 9-2 chance stepped up to Group Three class in the hands of William Buick. The daughter of Teofilo raced handily from the off and Buick started to ask for more inside the final two furlongs. First Victory responded gamely and galloped all the way to the line to seal a one-length victory. Alamode made good late headway to fill the runner-up spot on her first start since winning at Glorious Goodwood. Robanne was not far away in third. Buick said: "She's very nice and I thought she did well as she ran here first time out and it's not so long ago. "She jumped out and wanted to do it a little bit too quick. She was doing a bit too much in front, but she saw it out very well. "She has a bit of size about her and will be a nice filly for next year." The winning trainer believes his filly can step up in distance next season. "I think a mile and a quarter next year will be no problem for her. Physically she's improved, which is why we've kept her for this time of the season," said Bin Suroor. "It's only 13 days since the last time she ran, but in her last piece of work she worked really well. "I told William to keep her handy and she showed a good turn of foot. "In the morning she shows some class." Marcus Tregoning was delighted with the performance of Alamode. He said: "That was a good run and the way she stayed on was the best bit of it, as at one point it didn't look like she was going to finish anywhere. "She's quite lazy in her work and it took her a while to pick up, but when she did she was flying and in another half a furlong she might have even got there." Robanne's trainer, William Knight, said: "I was delighted - it was a good run from her. "With that only being her second run, she was still a bit inexperienced and she might have still needed that. "She had a bit of a break after her first run and we might look at the Radley Stakes in a couple of weeks at Newbury." Quiet Reflection had too much speed for her rivals when blasting to a first Pattern success in the Dubai Cornwallis Stakes. Having landed the Listed Harry Roseberry Stakes at Ayr on her previous start, when returning to five furlongs, the Karl Burke-trained two-year-old successfully took the next step up the ladder in claiming the Group Three prize. Not getting involved with the early battle for the lead, the 5-6 favourite was produced by Graham Lee to take up the running just outside the final furlong before powering to victory by two and a half lengths. Part-owner Niall O'Brien, who runs syndicate Ontoawinner, said: "We picked her up for £44,000 which is plenty for us, but she looks a cheap filly now. "There is nothing else around for the rest of the year and we don't want to over-race her. There are not a lot of five-furlong races against her own age next year, so the Commonwealth Cup is something we could consider. It means going back up to six, but she was not stopping." Materialistic made a successful start to her career in the Vision Maiden Fillies' Stakes. Luca Cumani's well-related filly was a 16-1 shot in the hands of Adam Kirby, but showed plenty of resolution to go with her obvious talent to get the better of favourite Colonial Classic by half a length. Cumani said: "I'm very pleased with that, as supposedly I do not win first time out they tell me! "She did it well, I've always liked her and she's from a good family. "We'll see how she comes out of it, but I don't think there's much left for her (this season). "We could look at the Newbury race in two weeks' time (Radley Stakes). I don't think there's anything at Doncaster for her, so it might be we just put away for next season."
