LORD BERTIE (1.55, Ffos Las) is fancied to get off the mark at the second time of asking for the formidable Tom Marquand and William Haggas combination on Tuesday.
The son of Wootton Bassett, who cost €500,000 to buy as a yearling, ran green under Marquand (below) when a promising third of 12 over seven furlongs at Newbury last month. He edged left and carried his head high before rallying well late on to finish just a length behind winner Chaldean.
With improvement assured and that experience behind him, the two-year-old can take the Tommy New Stags Head Carmarthen Maiden Stakes.
