FRAN Berry was happy with Jack Naylor through the early stages of the Epsom Oaks last month. They were three horses wide as they turned at the top of the hill, just up on the outside of Diamondsandrubies and Together Forever, but William Buick was having a fairly easy time of it up front on Star Of Seville, they weren’t going a great gallop, so Berry was happy to be a little wide and handy.

His filly came down the hill okay, she handled Tattenham Corner fine but she just didn’t travel as well as her rider would have liked into the home straight. He nudged her into the bridle as they straightened up, and she moved forward, but she just wasn’t doing it too easily. Then they quickened in front and Jack Naylor was caught a little flat-footed.