Berry bargain Kilim begins to pay her way under fine ride

John Berry paid just £5,500 when buying Kilim out of Luca Cumani's stable last September and, while her 16-1 success in the 1m4f handicap repaid less than half of that sum, it now looks a good bit of business.

While Kilim will remain only lowly rated after scoring from just 47, she can hopefully build upon this. More importantly, as a Dansili filly out of a Sadler's Wells mare, from a Fittocks Stud family that produced St Leger winner Milan, she now has a future beyond her racing days.

The delighted trainer, who had walked the course and given detailed instructions to apprentice Nicola Currie, said: "I'm thrilled she's won a race. I bought her out of Luca's stable a year ago and she was frustrating. She's well bred and from a family that improve, but she was going down in the ratings and not running any better.