Obsession gets the better of Say in the Galtres Our Obsession stuck to her task well to take the 'Breeders Backing Racing' EBF Galtres Stakes at York this afternoon. Frankie Dettori always had the 3/1 favourite handy and was quick to react when the leaders injected some pace into the race turning for home. She hit the front a furlong from home but she had to repel the persistent challenge of Say, who fought tenaciously under a strong Ryan Moore drive. However, William Haggas' filly was not for passing and she battled on well to record a neck victory. Say was second at 4/1 while 18/1 shot Jathabah was a further length-and-three-quarters back in third. Haggas said: "She's progressing. We thought she was pretty good in the spring and were thinking of an Oaks trial but she got a fracture it just kept her off. "Maureen (Haggas' wife) rides her every day and still feels she isn't quite at the level she was in the spring. This filly stays well and her dam won the Cheshire Oaks so it's a family that is going places. "I was worried about the ground but she moved fluently today, she won her maiden on soft also. "We've got her in the Blandford (Curragh, September 14th). We could also go for the Prix Vermeille but a Group One would be tough. "There's the Prix de Royallieu on Arc weekend, a Group Two, and I quite fancy that, although the French races can be silly. The intention is to keep her next year."
