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Berkshire battles to Lodge success.

http://www.attheraces.info/article.a...e&sub=&day=Sun

Berkshire followed up his Royal Ascot win with a hard-fought success in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket.

Paul Cole's juvenile made a huge impression when swooping from last to first to win the Chesham Stakes and had been off the track since. He was sent off the 11-8 joint-favourite with Mark Johnston's Somewhat, and it was the market leaders who fought out the finish.

After initially travelling well into the dip, Berkshire did not show the explosive acceleration that was evident at Ascot and Somewhat made him pull out all the stops, despite finishing behind him at the Royal meeting. Jim Crowley managed to galvanise Berkshire to win by a neck, with the rank outsider Sir Jack Layden running a massive race in a close-up third.