Aria hits winning note

Glorious Goodwood is on the horizon and Eastern Aria is likely to appear in Mark Johnston’s team for the Sussex Downs spectacular after her gutsy triumph in the Plantation Stud Stakes at Newmarket.

The meeting has proved a more than happy hunting ground for the Scotsman over the years with Eastern Aria winning in handicap company there last summer before she jetted to Canada to take fourth in the EP Taylor Stakes.