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A look at how the wins of La Bella Boom and Quietly Arrogant rated.
It was the last chance for two-year-olds to win their way into Saturday's $3m Magic Millions 2YO Classic with Quietly Arrogant and La Bella Boom taking out the boys and girls races respectively.
On this occasion it was La Bella Boom out-rating her male counterpart, both on the clock and on the Racing & Sports scale, running the 1100 metres approximately four lengths faster overall, and earning a rating of 101.
La Bella Boom improved her rating by 11 pounds, up from 90 at Doomben, and put herself in the mix with an easy victory set up by a strong tempo.
The quickly-run affair, up to 1200m on the quick turnaround, should hold her in good stead, and a rating of 101 has her in the mix without necessarily being top of the pile.
101 is the same rating Icarian Dream ran to win the B J McLachlan, which was a low rating edition of that race, and that filly was the favourite for the Magic Millions before drawing the outside alley, so if La Bella Boom can bounce off this win she'll be a strong chance.
Gallo Nero is likely to go in as the highest-rated horse off his 105 rating at Randwick.
Quietly Arrogant ran to 98 in the colts and geldings race, three pounds below La Bella Boom, but did still improve 13 pounds on his debut effort behind Pallaton, who is rated 102 off his debut and looks very smart.
Of these two races, it's fairly easy to say La Bella Boom is the pick and the market should reflect that on the day.
In a year where nothing has really put their hand up and said they're the No 1 Magic Millions seed, she could be the one best set up to peak given the fast race and quick backup.
