Coppice Ella strength makes her top girl in Hutton's famous five

KEVIN HUTTON duly completed the formalities of landing Oxford's £3,000 BGBF British Bred Oaks final over 450m on Saturday but it was a superb performance by Coppice Ella all the same.

Ultimately Hutton had five finalists following the withdrawal of in-season Ivys Showgirl and the race went to script with fastest heat winner Southfield Poppy (10-11F) pacing up well to lead the field.

However, the powerful Tony Brealey-owned Coppice Ella (6-4) turned ominously close to the action, swept into second at halfway and immediately set about eating into Southfield Poppy's advantage.

The writing was on the wall at three-quarters and Coppice Ella duly hit the front off the final bend, pulling away for a near two lengths victory over the pacesetter in 26.60sec (normal) with Coppice Lottie a length and a half away in third.

It was a second BGBF competition victory for both trainer Hutton and owner Brealey this year after Rioja Bungle landed the Maiden Derby at Newcastle in May.