16:30 Epsom Downs

Friday 31 May 2024

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1017:40

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

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 2m 42.06s

1^st

(5)

Ezeliya

39-2

13/2

T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes

Held up in mid-division, switched right 4f out, closed going well over 3f out, led and edged left over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won going away op 7/1

2^nd

(2)

Dance Sequence

39-2

7/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Held up in mid-division, switched left 3f out, headway and switched left over 2f out, soon led, hung left and headed over 1f out, unbalanced briefly, no impression on winner inside final furlong op 8/1

3^rd

1 ½

(7)

War Chimes

39-2

50/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Tom Marquand

Took keen hold, held up rear of mid-division on outside, headway from 3f out, 3rd and edged right over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on inside final furlong op 66/1

4^th

3 ¾

(8)

You Got To Me

39-2

15/2

T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch

Took keen hold, chased leaders, closed from over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace until no extra inside final furlong op 17/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

(1)

Caught U Looking

39-2

16/1

T: N MeadeJ: C T Keane

Held up in touch, switched left and headway on inside over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 22/1

6^th

(12)

Ylang Ylang

39-2

11/8f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, never going pace to get on terms tchd 5/4

7^th

7 ½

(4)

Forest Fairy

39-2

10/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, no impression, lost place over 1f out op 15/2 tchd 11/1

8^th

(10)

Making Dreams

39-2

40/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Led, clear over 7f out until over 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten op 80/1

9^th

(6)

Rubies Are Red

39-2

12/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression op 9/1

10^th

4 ½

(3)

Secret Satire

39-2

20/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Took keen hold, prominent early, in touch in mid-division, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon well beaten op 16/1

11^th

2 ½

(11)

Treasure

39-2

22/1

T: R M BeckettJ: James Doyle

Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, soon lost place op 18/1

12^th

(9)

Seaward

39-2

40/1

T: R M BeckettJ: S De Sousa

Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.10, £2.40, £11.70EX:£53.50Trifecta:£1,618.90Tricast:£2,102.14SF:£48.35Swingers:£8.30, £57.30, £52.30

Forecasts

Ylang Ylang (11/8), Ezeliya (13/2), Dance Sequence (7/1), You Got To Me (15/2), Forest Fairy (10/1), Rubies Are Red (12/1), Caught U Looking (16/1), Secret Satire (20/1), Treasure (22/1), Making Dreams (40/1), Seaward (40/1), War Chimes (50/1)

YLANG YLANG looked ready for further when a promising fifth in the 1000 Guineas and can provide her yard with a seventh Oaks win since 2015. It's 43 years since Dermot Weld broke his Classic duck in this race with Blue Wind but he looks to have found a live contender in Ezeliya, who should relish 1½m. Ralph Beckett in 2013 was the last trainer other than Aidan O'Brien and the Gosdens to taste success in this and Cheshire Oaks winner Forest Fairy looks the pick of his quartet.