Bartley takes Ladies Derby while Red Evie strikes in Hungerford Stakes

Carol Bartley gathered a late effort from Tifernati (5-1) to collect the

Bathwick Tyres Ladies Derby Handicap at Newbury.

Nina Carberry sought to maintain her position as the top female rider by

striking for home early on 9-4 favourite Seeking The Buck.

But Tifernati flew down the centre of the track and pulled an easy five lengths

clear.

"I can't remember the last Derby I won," joked trainer William Haggas,

referring to his victory in the real race at Epsom with Shaamit in 1996.

"This horse won his maiden over six furlongs in March and he's won over a mile

and a half in August, so he's obviously just getting the hang of it."

Sharp Nephew joined an illustrious roll of honour that includes Classic winners

Haafhd and Lammtarra by getting his head in front in the Usk Valley Stud Stakes

(registered as the Washington Singer).

A cluster of runners were in with chances as they forced through the driving

rain.

And while Richard Hannon's duo Latin Lad and Scintillo went close, Sharp Nephew

was just in control and gained the day by a head under Frankie Dettori.

The 7-2 joint-favourite, who also won his previous start at Windsor, is the

only horse Brian Meehan has this year for Saleh Al Homeizi and Imad Al Sagar,

the owners of Derby winner Authorized.

Meehan said: "Frankie said he'd get a mile and he's very progressive. There

are plenty of big options now - the Champagne, the Dewhurst, and France."

Paddy Power gave him an opening quote of 33-1 for the Stan James 2000 Guineas.

Ryan Moore delivered another riding masterclass on the notoriously difficult

Papal Bull in the Group Three CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes.

No-one seems to understand Sir Michael Stoute's colt better than the champion

jockey, who kept him wound-up until the furlong pole.

Once unleashed, the 6-4 favourite assumed command from the front-running Shahin

and pulled away by four lengths.

"He's got his quirks but you've just got to let him get on with it," said

Moore.

"If he wants to do it, he will."

Classic Punch, the second favourite of five runners, was a bitterly

disappointing tailed-off last.

Jamie Spencer suffered another blow to his own title challenge with another

three-day ban to follow the one received at Salisbury earlier in the week.

He was found to have caused interference aboard Scintillo in the second race

and will be out of action from August 30 to September 1.

However, Spencer was all smiles half-an-hour later as he made a

perfectly-judged challenge on Red Evie (5-1) to win the CGA Hungerford Stakes.

Welsh Emperor looked like repeating last year's success in the Group Two

contest as Tom Tate's front-runner had the rest of the field beaten.

But Spencer, who held Red Evie up in last place in the early stages, got a

great run out of the Michael Bell-trained filly to get up in the last stride to

win by a short head.

Stronghold, sent off at odds of 7-1, was a length away in third.

"When she passed Wake Up Maggie she idled and I didn't get sight of Micky

Fenton's horse (Welsh Emperor) but I arrived there on the line," Spencer told

Channel 4 Racing.

"She got flattened at Royal Ascot and has never run well at Newmarket and on

the gallops, she can't beat a donkey.

"I said to Mr Bell maybe we should finish her but she's been going well. He's

been proved right and I've been proved wrong."

Bell added: "She's won every race she can win now - a maiden, a handicap,

conditions race, Listed, Group Three, now this Group Two - and obviously she has

won her two Group Ones.

"I wouldn't think there are many horses do that.

"She loves Newbury, she's won three from three here, but she's a notoriously

poor worker, as is well-documented, but she steps up on the track and Jamie gets

a really good tune out of her.

"He's ridden a superb race today to win by a matter of inches, millimetres

even."