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

Epsom

16:30

Date 2024-05-31

Distance 1m4f6y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £311,905

Winning Time 2m 42.06s (slow by 6.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ezeliya (FR) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	13/2	Won
2nd	Dance Sequence (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/1	3
3rd	War Chimes (FR) Tom Marquand · David Menuisier	50/1	1.5
4th	You Got To Me (GB) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	15/2	3.75
5th	Caught U Looking (IRE) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	16/1	.75
6th	Ylang Ylang (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	11/8F	.5
7th	Forest Fairy (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	10/1	7.5
8th	Making Dreams (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	40/1	.75
9th	Rubies Are Red (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	12/1	2
10th	Secret Satire (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	20/1	4.5
11th	Treasure (GB) James Doyle · Ralph Beckett	22/1	2.5
12th	Seaward (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Ralph Beckett	40/1	4

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11 (12)	Ylang Ylang Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	1931-5	112	123	113	26d	—	—	-8	26.1	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Seemingly crying out for further in Fillies' Mile and 1,000 Guineas; still the form pick
3 (5)	Ezeliya Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	128	—	41-1	105	118	85	34d	—	—	+17	26.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Twice got on top late on, latterly in Group 3 at Navan (1m2f, good to yielding); player
12 (8)	You Got To Me Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	15-1	98	110	95	20d	—	—	+16	24.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Game, front-running winner of the Lingfield Oaks Trial (11.6f good) from Rubies Are Red
2 (2)	Dance Sequence Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	11-29	106	117	87	26d	—	—	+8	16.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Plenty to prove after 1,000 Guineas 9th, even though stamina can be found in her pedigree
4 (4)	Forest Fairy Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	11	98	109	86	23d	—	—	+23	31.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Found space just in time to win by a head in Listed Cheshire Oaks at Chester (11.3f, good)
6 (6)	Rubies Are Red Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	128	—	3-22	97	109	94	20d	—	—	+9	15.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Needs to have learned plenty from Lingfield, for handling this hill, but finished strongly
8 (3)	Secret Satire Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	61-31	103	118	99	16d	—	—	+10	14.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Kept on strongly to win 10.2f Musidora at York by 2l, having failed to settle in first 2f
9 (11)	Treasure Grey J:James Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	J:James Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	1-4	95	106	91	20d	—	—	+16	19.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
4th in Lingfield Oaks Trial when You Got To Me fought her off and Rubies Are Red went past
1 (1)	Caught U Looking Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	128	—	6116-4	104	115	99	34d	—	—	+11	14.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Best form in 1m2f Group 3 at Navan but three others headed by Ezeliya took her measure
7 (9)	Seaward Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ralph Beckett	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	417-3	95	106	82	23d	—	—	+13	14.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Front-running third in Cheshire Oaks but Forest Fairy left the more favourable impression
5 (10)	Making Dreams Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	155-16	100	115	58	19d	—	—	+11	12.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran away with a French Group 3 (10.5f, heavy) before modest show in a Group 2 (1m2f, soft)
10 (7)	War Chimes Bay J:Tom Marquand T:David Menuisier	J:Tom Marquand T:David Menuisier	128	—	171-35	100	115	63	19d	—	—	+12	12.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
5l French Listed win (1m1f, heavy) as 2yo; not quite at that level in French Group races

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ylang Ylang	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Ezeliya	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
You Got To Me	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Dance Sequence	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Forest Fairy	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Rubies Are Red	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Secret Satire	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Treasure	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Caught U Looking	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Seaward	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Making Dreams	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
War Chimes	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Forest Fairy

31.4

OR: 12 Form: 17 Odds: 2.4

8/1

2nd

Ezeliya

26.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

7/1

3rd

Ylang Ylang

26.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

11/8

You Got To Me

24.2

OR: 12 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Treasure

19.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1

20/1

Dance Sequence

16.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Rubies Are Red

15.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Seaward

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Secret Satire

14.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Caught U Looking

14.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Making Dreams

12.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

War Chimes

12.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ylang Ylang	112	123	113
Dance Sequence	106	117	87
Ezeliya	105	118	85
Caught U Looking	104	115	99
Secret Satire	103	118	99
Making Dreams	100	115	58
War Chimes	100	115	63
You Got To Me	98	110	95
Forest Fairy	98	109	86
Rubies Are Red	97	109	94
Treasure	95	106	91
Seaward	95	106	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Secret Satire	16d ago	Fit
Making Dreams	19d ago	Fit
War Chimes	19d ago	Fit
You Got To Me	20d ago	Fit
Rubies Are Red	20d ago	Fit
Treasure	20d ago	Fit
Forest Fairy	23d ago	Fit
Seaward	23d ago	Fit
Ylang Ylang	26d ago	Fit
Dance Sequence	26d ago	Fit
Ezeliya	34d ago	Fit
Caught U Looking	34d ago	Fit