16:30 Epsom Downs

Friday 2 June 2023

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1017:45

Betfred Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) (British Champions Series)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f 6y  |   Good to Firm  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:34  |   Winning time: 2m 36.41s
1st
Horse silk
11
(10)
11/4
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Wore hood to post, raced keenly out wide with no cover, soon steadied towards rear, smooth headway out wide over 3f out, ridden into narrow lead over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
(4)
5/6f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Tracked leaders, ridden disputing 2nd then led over 2f out until 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, soon edged left on camber, went 2nd again final strides, no chance with winner
3rd
Horse silk
hd
3
(9)
40/1
T: J ChannonJ: Connor Beasley
Wore hood to post, sweating and on her toes, held up in rear, last straight, headway and switched sharply right over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides tchd 50/1
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
6
(7)
50/1
T: R HannonJ: K Stott
Slowly into stride, held up in 6th, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went remote 4th over 1f out op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(3)
50/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened inside final 2f tchd 40/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
(11)
28/1
T: D MenuisierJ: C Demuro
Tracked leader, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, hung left on camber and weakened inside final 2f tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
7
4
(5)
12/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Wore hood to post, held up in 7th, awkward on downhill run, pushed along and slightly hampered over 3f out, soon beaten op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(1)
100/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby
Led until pushed along inside final 3f, soon ridden and weakened quickly op 80/1
9th
Horse silk
2
7
(8)
40/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Held up in last air, good headway out wide chasing leaders 10f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened quickly 3f out op 33/1

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

8
(2)
Horse silk
Running Lion26
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: J & T Gosden  J: Oisin Murphy
WD
1
(6)
Horse silk
Be Happy20
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: A P O'Brien  J: J A Heffernan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.34Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £5.70EX:£4.00Trifecta:£58.80Tricast:£31.72SF:£4.00Swingers:£1.10, £13.10, £7.80

Forecasts

Savethelastdance (5/6), Soul Sister (11/4), Running Lion (5/1), Eternal Hope (12/1), Be Happy (25/1), Heartache Tonight (28/1), Caernarfon (40/1), Red Riding Hood (40/1), Maman Joon (50/1), Bright Diamond (50/1), Sea Of Roses (100/1)

Verdict

The Aidan O'Brien and Gosden stables have shared the last 9 runnings of this and may dominate again, with wide-margin Cheshire Oaks scorer SAVETHELASTDANCE taken to show she's as effective on a quicker surface and see off Soul Sister and Running Lion, who were also impressive winners of their trials last month.

  1. SAVETHELASTDANCE (IRE)
  2. SOUL SISTER (IRE)
  3. RUNNING LION

Previous Winners

2022
Tuesday
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
13/2

Prize Money

1st: £311,026.002nd: £117,917.003rd: £59,013.004th: £29,397.005th: £14,753.006th: £7,404.00

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