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16:30 Epsom Downs
Friday 2 June 2023
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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
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Useful at 2 (third in Prestige at Goodwood and Fillies' Mile at Newmarket). Creditable 2¾ lengths fifth of 9 to Eternal Hope in Lingfield Oaks Trial on reappearance but will need a big career best to play a significant role here.
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Big improver last autumn, bagging a 1m Newmarket listed race. Nearest at the finish when a respectable 10¼ lengths fourth of 20 to Mawj in 1000 Guineas back at Newmarket (1m, soft) on reappearance. Steps up markedly in trip now.
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Promising individual who built on her 1¼m Chelmsford maiden win in February when following up in the Lingfield Oaks Trial (1½m, AW) by 1¾ lengths from Be Happy. Tackles turf for the first time here. Capable of better again.
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All 3 starts in France, winning a 9f Longchamp maiden last autumn. Placed in Saint-Cloud Group 3 on return and took another step forward when 1½ lengths fourth of 10 to Jannah Rose in Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary back at Longchamp (1¼m) last month. Could be more to come now stepping up to 1½m
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400,000 gns Sea The Stars filly who made a promising start to her career when second of 16 in a 1¼m Newbury maiden (heavy) 6 weeks ago. Definitely capable of better but she's very much pitched in at the deep end here.
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AW maiden winner. Posted a useful effort when third in Group 3 Blue Wind at Naas (1¼m) last month, doing quite well considering she was lit up in first-time blinkers (retained). Needs to make significant improvement for the step up to 1½m.
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Rapid improver who won last month's Cheshire Oaks by a remarkable 22 lengths. The heavy ground no doubt played a part in the huge winning margin but it was still hard not to be very impressed and she's the one to beat.
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Useful filly. Second in a Saint-Cloud Group 3 on her reappearance but 7¾ lengths adrift of Soul Sister when fifth in the Musidora at York since. Hard to make a case for after that.
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Got stuck in the mud in the Fred Darling on her reappearance but a totally different proposition back on a sounder surface when quickening 4 lengths clear in the Musidora at York (1¼m). Should stay 1½m and there's almost certainly more to come from this scopey filly.
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Rule 4
Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound
Non-Runners
1
(6)
Be Happy20
Weight: 9-2| Age: 3
T: A P O'Brien J: J A Heffernan
NR
8
(2)
Running Lion26
Weight: 9-2| Age: 3
T: J & T Gosden J: Oisin Murphy
WD
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)
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.
- Soul Sister11/4
- Running Lion5/1
Previous Winners
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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