Fairy Heights

Fairy Heights made little impact on her racing debut. Starting a 50/1 outsider in a maiden race over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on 8 July she finished seventh of the fourteen runners behind the Roger Charlton-trained colt Magnasonic. Eight days later at the same course the filly started 100/30 second favourite for a maiden race over seven furlongs. Ridden by Pat Eddery, she was held up at the rear of the six-runner field before taking the lead a quarter of mile from the finish and drawing way to win by three and a half lengths from the favourite La Quica.[6] On 7 August the filly was moved up in class for the Listed Sweet Solera Stakes over the same course and distance. Ridden by Alan Munro she started 7/2 second favourite behind the Harry Thomson Jones-trained Taghareed in a ten-runner field. After tracking the leaders, Fairy Heights overtook Taghareed inside the final furlong and won by half a length.[7]

On 25 September Fairy Heights was stepped up in class and distance to contest the Group One Fillies' Mile at Ascot Racecourse. Ridden by Cash Asmussen she started at odds of 11/1 in an eleven runner field. The May Hill Stakes winner Hawajiss started favourite ahead of the Henry Cecil-trained Averti, whilst the other runners included Kissing Cousin and A Smooth One (Princess Margaret Stakes). Asmussen held the filly up at the rear of the field and turned into the straight in eighth place behind Kissing Cousin. Fairy Heights began to make progress two furlongs out, took the lead inside the final furlong and won by one and a half lengths from Dance To The Top, with Kissing Cousin three quarters of a length away in third place.[8] Callaghan later commented "I'm desperately lucky to have her. When I bought her at the sales for 41,000 gns she really caught my eye, and, for once, she was a lucky one because plenty catch the eye and you wish you'd never seen them. She's been a pleasure to deal with from day one".[9]

At Doncaster Racecourse on 23 October, Fairy Heights was matched against male opposition and started the 11/8 favourite in a nine-runner field for the Racing Post Trophy. With Asmussen again in the saddle she raced just behind the leaders before moving into second place behind King's Theatre early in the straight. She stayed on well in the closing stages without ever looking likely to overhaul the colt and finished second, beaten a length, with a gap of three lengths back to Bude in third place.[10]

Fairy Heights began her second season in the Nell Gwyn Stakes (a trial race for the 1000 Guineas) over seven furlongs at Newmarket on 12 April. Ridden by Frankie Dettori she started the 5/2 favourite but appeared outpaced in the closing stages and finished fifth of the eleven runners behind Mehthaaf. Sixteen days later Fairy Heights was one of fifteen runners to contest the 181st running of the 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile course and started the 9/1 fourth choice in the betting behind Mehthaaf, Prophecy and Coup de Genie. She was ridden by Eddery and raced prominently for most of the way before fading in the closing stages to finish ninth behind Las Meninas.[11]

In June Fairy Heights entered the ownership Mrs J Maxwell Moran and was transferred to the stable of Dermot Weld in Ireland but never raced for her new connections.