Bethrah could take in Coronation Stakes

Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's racing manager Angus Gold believes a crack at the Coronation Stakes with Irish 1000 Guineas winner Bethrah could prove too tempting to resist.

The Dermot Weld-trained filly would need to be supplemented for the Royal Ascot contest, won by Ghanaati in the Sheikh's colours last season.

But after her last-gasp win in the Classic at the Curragh, the Coronation could be her next stop before stepping up in trip.

‘It was a slight surprise that she was able to win a Classic. Obviously we knew she was a nice filly, but she's improved a lot in quite a short time,’ said Gold.

‘We always thought a lot of her last season which is why Dermot let her make her debut in the sales race (Goffs Million Sprint) which at the time looked optimistic but I can see why now.

‘The team have done a great job over the winter and it was a great result for them.

‘I personally thought after she won her Group Three that she would get further, but I'm sure that if she is well Sheikh Hamdan will give consideration to the Coronation so we'll just see how she is and have a think.

‘I'd be surprised if she didn't stay further - it's not set in stone and you never know, but I think we'll be stepping her up in trip at some stage this season.

‘I just feel that Sheikh Hamdan might want to go for the Coronation to give her another run over a mile, but we'll take it one step at a time.’

Mick Channon's quest to win a major Classic goes on after the favourite Music Show could finish only third, but the former England striker had no complaints this time after the unsatisfactory way the Newmarket Guineas turned out.

‘To be brutally honest, I can handle getting beaten,’ said Channon.

‘Music Show ran her race and had every chance, but was beaten half a length by a better filly on the day.

‘She's also proved that she'd have been in the mix at Newmarket but for the mockery of a draw, having turned the form around.

‘She's still a bit hairy and has improvement in her and although we've had our colours lowered, they'll be raised again. If you packed up every time you get beaten, you'd never bother turning up.

‘Defeat is disappointing, but in the long term, it's all a part of the game,’ he told his website, www.mickchannon.tv.

Kevin Prendergast was pleased with Crystal Gal, who finished a close seventh, and Moyglare winner Termagant in ninth.

Termagant was in season, which partly explains her slightly disappointing run, but Prendergast has now ruled out a trip to Epsom for the Oaks.

‘They've both come out of the race good, but Termagant showed up a little bit in season,’ said Prendergast.

‘I wouldn't totally blame that and maybe the ground was a little bit quick for her.

‘The other filly (Crystal Gal) got stopped in her run and she was only beaten just over two lengths.

‘They ran well, but we would have liked to have got some black type.

‘The Oaks trip is definitely out for Termagant now. We'll look to step her up in trip, maybe something like the Pretty Polly (Curragh, 26 June).

‘We'll step Crystal Gal up as well but a lot depends on the ground for her, it would definitely have been too firm for her.

‘We were happy enough with both of them, they both ran respectable races.’