We will cover both the Betfred Derby (Saturday) and Betfred Oaks (Friday) both ran over 1 mil and 4 furlongs at Epsom. This years Derby favourite is City Of troy at 7/2 after bombing out at the Guineas a couple weeks ago. Ylang Ylang heads the Oaks market for trainer Aiden O'Brien currently at 2/1. We have 2 world class races on our hands but will we have yet another shock result.
Betfred Oaks (Group 1) (Fillies)
Runners - 12
Distance - 1m 4f
Going - Good to Soft
Winnings - £311,905
1 - Caught U Looking 28/1
Ridden by Colin Keane
Trained by Noel Meade
Owned by Anthony F O'Callaghan & Sabina Kelly
Form reads 6116-4
Stall 1
2 - Dance Sequence 18/1
Ridden by William Buick
Trained by Charlie Appleby
Owned by Godolphin
Form reads 11-29
Stall 2
3 - Ezeliya 9/2
Ridden by Chris Hayes
Trained by D K Weld
Owned by H H Aga Khan
Form reads 41-1
Stall 5
4 - Forest Fairy 13/2
Ridden by Rossa Ryan
Trained by Ralph Beckett
Owned by G C Myddelton & V E C Taylor
Form reads 11
Stall 4
5 - Making Dreams 66/1
Ridden by Clifford Lee
Trained by Karl Burke
Owned by Katsumi Yoshida
Form reads 155-16
Stall 10
6 - Rubies Are Red 11/2
Ridden by Wayne Lordan
Trained by A P O'Brien
Owned by D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
Form reads 3-22
Stall 6
7 - Seaward 66/1
Ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
Trained by Ralph Beckett
Owned by Seaward Syndicate
Form reads 417-3
Stall 9
8 - Secret Satire 12/1
Ridden by Oisin Murphy
Trained by Andrew Balding
Owned by Guy Brook
Form reads 61-31
Stall 3
9 - Treasure 16/1
Ridden by James Doyle
Trained by Ralph Beckett
Owned by HM The King & Hm The Queen
Form reads 1-4
Stall 11
10 - War Chimes 66/1
Ridden by Tom Marquand
Trained by David Menuisier
Owned by Tars Farm Equestrian Stud
Form reads 171-35
Stall 7
11 - Ylang Ylang 2/1
Ridden by Ryan Moore
Trained by A P O'Brien
Owned by Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg
Form reads 1931-5
Stall 12
12 - You Got To Me 11/1
Ridden by Hector Crouch
Trained by Ralph Beckett
Owned by Valmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk 24
Form reads 15-1
Stall 8
Our picks for the race:
To win - Rubies Are Red 11/2
Is a sister to 8 winners. Most notably Found and the dam of 2021 Oaks winner Snowfall, Placed in her maidens at Galway and Leopardstown. Eye-catching performance in Lingfield Oaks trial when running green and flying home to come second by a nose. Looks like she will love every yard of this and open to more progress.
Each-Way - Secret Satire 12/1
Won on second start at Lingfield over 1m on All Weather. Front-running 3rd at Sandown then won the Group 3 Musidora at York challenged 2f out and stayed on well to win. Trip might pose a problem but runner-up has won a listed race since. Should have a good chance with Oisin Murphy booked who cant stop riding winners.
Betfred Derby (Group 1) (No Geldings)
Runners - 16
Distance - 1m 4f
Going - Good to Soft
Winnings - £882,408
1 - Ambiente Friendly 13/2
Ridden by Robert Havlin
Trained by James Fanshawe
Owned by The Gredley Family
Form reads 13-41
Stall 6
2 - Ancient Wisdom 11/2
Ridden by William Buick
Trained by Charlie Appleby
Owned by Godolphin
Form reads 1311-2
Stall 11
3 - Bellum Justum 22/1
Ridden by Oisin Murphy
Trained by Andrew Balding
Owned by King Power Racing Co Ltd
Form reads 5241-1
Stall 12
4 - City Of Troy 7/2
Ridden by Ryan Moore
Trained by A P O'Brien
Owned by Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Form reads 111-9
Stall 1
5 - Dallas Star 33/1
Ridden by David Egan
Trained by Adrian Murray
Owned by Amo Racing Limited
Form reads 8313-1
Stall 7
6 - Dancing Gemini 11/1
Ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle
Trained by Roger Teal
Owned by Fishdance Limited
Form reads 5115-2
Stall 15
7 - Deira Mile 25/1
Ridden by Jim Crowley
Trained by Owen Burrows
Owned by Green Team Racing
Form reads 3324-1
Stall 14
8 - Euphoric 28/1
Ridden by Declan McDonogh
Trained by A P O'Brien
Owned by Smith, Magnier, Tabor, Westerberg
Form reads 1-32
Stall 9
9 - God's Window 66/1
Ridden by Kieran Shoemark
Trained by John & Thady Gosden
Owned by Cayton Park Stud Limited
From reads 13-145
Stall 10
10 - Kamboo 80/1
Ridden by Richard Kingscote
Trained by Richard Hughes
Owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori
Form reads 61-
Stall 3
11 - Los Angeles 4/1
Ridden by Wayne Lordan
Trained by A P O'Brien
Owned by Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith
Form reads 11-1
Stall 4
12 - Macduff 14/1
Ridden by Rossa Ryan
Trained by Ralph Beckett
Owned by Juddmonte
Form reads 124-2
Stall 8
13 - Mr Hampstead 150/1
Ridden by Sean Levey
Trained by Dominic French Davis
Owned by Amo Racing Limited
Form reads 2-43
Stall 5
14 - Sayedaty Sadaty 66/1
Ridden by Tom Marquand
Trained by Andrew Balding
Owned by Ahmad Al Shaikh
Form reads O13-22
Stall 2
15 - Tabletalk 100/1
Ridden by James Doyle
Trained by Tom Clover
Owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori
Form reads 3-1
Stall 13
16 - Voyage 20/1
Ridden by Pat Dobbs
Trained by Richard Hannon
Owned by Mrs J Wood
Form reads 1
Stall 16
Our picks for the race:
To win - Los Angeles 4/1
By Derby winner Camelot in a family of many talented horses like Arc winner Urban Sea and also 2000 Guineas winner King's Best. Very big 2 year old and unbeaten so far including a group 1 at Saint-Cloud. Had no worries when switched to Good ground at Leopardstown where this gelding won again. Extra 2 furlongs could play in this horses favour. Should be bang there whatever the weather.
Each-way - Macduff 14/1
By Derby winner Sea The Stars out of sister to top-class miler/sire Kingman. Ran well in listed and group company as a 2 year old following winning a Newmarket maiden. Benefited from a useful comeback behind one-time Derby Favourite Arabian Crown in Group 3 Classic Trial at Sandown. Could have a lot of improvement and should have a big show.
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