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Betfred Oaks (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (Class 1) Racecard

  • Channel: ITV
  • Distance: 1m 4f 6y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Epsom
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Centre

Weather
Showers

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Caught U Looking silk
Caught U Looking
J: Colin Keane
T: Noel Meade
Best form in 1m2f Group 3 at Navan but three others headed by Ezeliya took her measure
6116-4
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 104
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 24 Nav Navan 10f Gd/Y 3yG3 9-5 4/7 Ezeliya (2L) 13/2 104 100
13 Oct 23 Nmk Newmarket 8f Sft 2yG1F 9-2 6/8 Ylang Ylang (8¼L) 4/1 - 90
24 Sep 23 Cur Curragh 7f Sft 2yG3F 9-2 1/7 Sakti (½L) 4/1 - 97
20 Jul 23 Leo Leopardstown 7f Y/Sft 2yMd 9-0 1/18 Stromberg (5L) 5/1 - 94
30 Jun 23 Cur Curragh 7f Gd 2yMdF 9-2 6/12 Ylang Ylang (9L) 22/1 - 69
2
(2)
Dance Sequence silk
Dance Sequence
J: William Buick
T: Charlie Appleby
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 8 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (40%)
Plenty to prove after 1,000 Guineas 9th, even though stamina can be found in her pedigree
11-29
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 106
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 May 24 Nmk Newmarket 8f Gd 3yG1F 9-2 9/16 Elmalka (7½L) 13/2 106 95
17 Apr 24 Nmk Newmarket 7f Gd 3yG3F 9-2 2/10 Pretty Crystal (nk) 10/11F 106 104
13 Oct 23 Nmk Newmarket 7f Sft 2yG3F 9-2 1/7 Skellet (nk) 4/1 - 103
1 Jul 23 Nmk Newmarket (July) 7f Gd 42yMdF 9-2 1/6 Upscale (½L) 5/6F - 86
3
(5)
Ezeliya silk
Ezeliya
J: Chris Hayes
T: D K Weld
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 44 in the last 14 days (2%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Twice got on top late on, latterly in Group 3 at Navan (1m2f, good to yielding); player
41-1
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 105
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 24 Nav Navan 10f Gd/Y 3yG3 9-2 1/7 Purple Lily (½L) 9/1 - 103
26 Sep 23 Cor Cork 8f Sft/Hy 2yMdF 9-2 1/8 Wendla (1L) 11/10F - 80
24 Aug 23 Leo Leopardstown 7f Gd 2yMdF 9-2 4/9 Content (5¾L) 2/1 - 68
4
(4)
Forest Fairy silk
D
Forest Fairy
J: Rossa Ryan
T: Ralph Beckett
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Found space just in time to win by a head in Listed Cheshire Oaks at Chester (11.3f, good)
11
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 98
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 May 24 Chs Chester 11.5f Gd 3yLF 9-2 1/6 Port Fairy (hd) 11/4 - 96
10 Feb 24 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 12f St 43yNv 9-2 1/7 Los Toldos (6L) 100/30 - 82
5
(10)
Making Dreams silk
Making Dreams
J: Clifford Lee
T: K R Burke
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 11 wins from 42 in the last 14 days (26%)
Ran away with a French Group 3 (10.5f, heavy) before modest show in a Group 2 (1m2f, soft)
155-16
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 100
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 May 24 Lon Longchamp 10f Sft 3yG2F 9-0 6/7 Birthe (6½L) 29/10 - 89
1 Apr 24 Sai Saint-Cloud 10.5f Hy 3yG3F 9-0 1/6 Sheema's Rose (6L) 49/10 - 103
18 Oct 23 Dea Deauville 8f Gd 2yG3F 8-11 5/8 Tulipa Chope (3½L) 16/1 - 94
23 Sep 23 Ayr Ayr 8f GS 32yHc 9-0 5/7 City Burglar (3¼L) 3/1 83 79
9 Sep 23 Thi Thirsk 8f Gd 52yHc 9-4 1/11 Swift Salian (1½L) 8/1 77 84
15 Aug 23 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 7f St 52yHc 9-10 5/8 Star Of Lazise (3½L) 4/1 78 71
6
(6)
Rubies Are Red silk
Rubies Are Red
J: Wayne Lordan
T: A P O'Brien
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (3%)
Needs to have learned plenty from Lingfield, for handling this hill, but finished strongly
3-22
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 97
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 May 24 Lin Lingfield 11.5f Gd 3yLF 9-2 2/7 You Got To Me (½L) 100/30 - 97
10 Apr 24 Leo Leopardstown 10f Hy 3yMdF 9-3 2/7 Galileo Dame (3½L) 5/4F - 83
30 Oct 23 Gal Galway 8.5f Hy 2yMdF 9-2 3/11 Everlasting (3½L) 10/1 - 77
7
(9)
Seaward silk
Seaward
J: Silvestre De Sousa
T: Ralph Beckett
Front-running third in Cheshire Oaks but Forest Fairy left the more favourable impression
417-3
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 95
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 May 24 Chs Chester 11.5f Gd 3yLF 9-2 3/6 Forest Fairy (1½L) 17/2 89 93
13 Oct 23 Nmk Newmarket 8f Sft 2yG1F 9-2 7/8 Ylang Ylang (10½L) 28/1 - 85
8 Sep 23 Asc Ascot 8f Gd 22yNvF 9-2 1/5 Climate Action (1½L) 5/6F - 85
5 Aug 23 Nmk Newmarket (July) 7f Sft 42yNvF 9-2 4/6 Hard To Resist (1L) 2/1 - 73
8
(3)
Secret Satire silk
Secret Satire
J: Oisin Murphy
T: Andrew Balding
Kept on strongly to win 10.2f Musidora at York by 2l, having failed to settle in first 2f
61-31
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 103
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 May 24 Yor York 10.5f Gd 3yG3F 9-2 1/7 Francophone (2L) 22/1 85 106
26 Apr 24 San Sandown 10f GS 23yNvF 9-8 3/8 Siyola (2½L) 11/2 - 88
27 Oct 23 Lin Lingfield (AW) 8f St/Slw 52yNvF 9-2 1/12 Climate Action (1¼L) 16/1 - 79
5 Oct 23 Sal Salisbury 7f Sft 42yNv 8-13 6/8 Finbar Furey (11L) 22/1 - 56
9
(11)
Treasure silk
Treasure
J: James Doyle
T: Ralph Beckett
4th in Lingfield Oaks Trial when You Got To Me fought her off and Rubies Are Red went past
1-4
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 95
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 May 24 Lin Lingfield 11.5f Gd 3yLF 9-2 4/7 You Got To Me (1¾L) 6/1 - 94
18 Oct 23 Not Nottingham 8.5f Hy 52yMdF 9-2 1/7 Time Loop (2¼L) 2/1F - 79
10
(7)
War Chimes silk
War Chimes
J: Tom Marquand
T: David Menuisier
5l French Listed win (1m1f, heavy) as 2yo; not quite at that level in French Group races
171-35
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 100
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 May 24 Lon Longchamp 10f Sft 3yG2F 9-0 5/7 Birthe (4L) 74/10 - 94
19 Apr 24 Sai Saint-Cloud 10.5f VSft 3yG3F 9-0 3/6 Halfday (3½L) 5/2 - 97
27 Oct 23 Cha Chantilly 9f Hy 2yL 8-10 1/6 Sosie (5L) 91/10 - 103
30 Sep 23 Lon Longchamp 8f GS 2y 8-10 7/13 Stunning Peach (3¾L) 44/1 - 84
11 Aug 23 Hay Haydock 7f Gd 42yMdF 9-2 1/9 Beveragino (½L) 22/1 - 76
22 Jul 23 Nmk Newmarket (July) 7f Gd 22yMdF 9-2 9/11 Carolina Reaper (16½L) 40/1 - 45
11
(12)
Ylang Ylang silk
Ylang Ylang
J: Ryan Moore
T: A P O'Brien
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 11 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (32%)
Seemingly crying out for further in Fillies' Mile and 1,000 Guineas; still the form pick
1931-5
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 112
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 May 24 Nmk Newmarket 8f Gd 3yG1F 9-2 5/16 Elmalka (1L) 5/1 112 110
13 Oct 23 Nmk Newmarket 8f Sft 2yG1F 9-2 1/8 Shuwari (½L) 9/2 - 109
29 Sep 23 Nmk Newmarket 7f GF 2yG2F 9-2 3/6 Carla's Way (4¾L) 5/2 106 93
10 Sep 23 Cur Curragh 7f Gd/Y 2yG1F 9-2 9/9 Fallen Angel (13½L) 6/5F 106 71
27 Jul 23 Leo Leopardstown 7f Sft 2yG3F 9-2 1/6 Vespertilio (1½L) 1/4F - 101
30 Jun 23 Cur Curragh 7f Gd 2yMdF 9-2 1/12 Dollerina (2¾L) 8/13F - 93
12
(8)
You Got To Me silk
D
You Got To Me
J: Hector Crouch
T: Ralph Beckett
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Game, front-running winner of the Lingfield Oaks Trial (11.6f good) from Rubies Are Red
15-1
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 98
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 May 24 Lin Lingfield 11.5f Gd 3yLF 9-2 1/7 Rubies Are Red (½L) 7/2 87 98
4 Nov 23 Nmk Newmarket 8f Hy 2yLF 9-2 5/12 Regal Jubilee (5¼L) 4/1J - 87
6 Sep 23 Kem Kempton (AW) 8f St/Slw 52yMdF 9-2 1/8 Poutchek (1½L) 5/2 - 86
Verdict

Aidan O'Brien looks set to taste Oaks success again thanks to the upped-in-trip YLANG YLANG (nap). Ezeliya is second on the list.

Verdict silk image
Ylang Ylang

Betting Forecast:

2/1 Ylang Ylang,

9/2 Ezeliya,

6/1 Rubies Are Red,

7/1 Forest Fairy,

10/1 You Got To Me,

12/1 Secret Satire,

14/1 Treasure,

16/1 Dance Sequence,

25/1 Caught U Looking,

66/1 Making Dreams,

Seaward,

War Chimes

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