At Epsom this Saturday, there is a top class card, with three Grade One races, the Derby De English<\/I><\/B>, the Coronation Pilsner<\/B><\/I> and this race, the Oaks De English<\/B><\/I>. This race is for three-year-old fillies only over one and a half miles on the turf. The going is forecast to be firm and eleven fillies will line up for this $500,000 purse.
MANDOLINA(ENG)\t\tT Nugent ( 198 – 17 – 18 – 30 – 9% )\t\tmaruxa
(DANSILI (GB) x NOVERRE (IRE) x MONTJEU (IRE))
Bred by maruxa\t9\/1<\/B>
This filly gets the inside draw. The winner of three of her fourteen races to date, these being at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level, she finished second, beaten two and a half lengths, last time out in The Diana Trial<\/B>,<\/I> (Grade Two) over eleven furlongs in Germany, when she recorded a speed figure of 97, equal to her previous run, when winning an Allowance race over the same distance. Interestingly, she has opted for this race rather than the Diana<\/B><\/I>, which is also being run this Saturday. Ranked eighteenth in this category, she is well thought of and her breeding suggests she can stay this distance. She did well when stepping up in class last time out, but can she do it at the top level? The jockey is on only 9% this season, and is desperate for more winners, while the trainer is doing quite nicely with a 15% win rate.
SEAS OF IRISHMAN(IRE) \t R Poulin ( 61 – 9 – 11 – 8 – 15% )\tthethumb3
(DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x BLUSHING GROOM(FR))
Bred by lenny18\t24\/1<\/B>
Drawn in second from the rail, this filly is rated only 487 in this category. Very lightly raced, she has won two of her four races to date, making a sudden improvement when tried over ten furlongs for the first time on good turf two races ago. Considering the improvement in form when stepped up in distance, her earlier races over seven furlongs and a mile, when her speed figures were disappointing, can be discounted now. Last time out she followed up her maiden win in an Allowance race, also over ten furlongs, when she posted her best speed figure to date of 88. She has a bit to find here on that form, but seems to get better the further she goes. She has a good jockey aboard and her trainer had a strike rate of 23%.
MIHRIBAN(IRE) \t L Risquez ( 73 – 2 – 4 – 13 – 3% )\tbobmarley
(DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE) x MONTJEU (IRE) x RAISE A NATIVE)
Bred by bobmarley\t7\/1<\/B>
By a stallion who won Grade One races over a mile and half, this filly has the pedigree to see out this trip. Her dam, although by Montjeu, who imparted both stamina and class to his progeny, never ran in Graded company and finished third when tried over this distance, her longest race, in Allowance company. This filly seems to have inherited more of her sire\u2019s ability than her dam\u2019s, and has won four of her eight races to date, ending her juvenile year with a victory in a Stakes race over a mile and half a furlong. This season, she has finished fifth in each of her two runs, and seems to be doing the rounds of Oaks races, taking in the New Zealand and Sydney versions before heading here. Last time out she recorded her best speed figure to date of 101 and should be a leading contender here, being ranked 34 in this category.
NEW QUEEN IN TOWN(ENG) \tJ Diggs ( 85 – 13 – 16 – 9 – 15% )\tredhill3
(NEW APPROACH (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x SADLER’S WELLS)
Bred by redhill3\t12\/1<\/B>
This filly\u2019s pedigree suggests that she will easily stay this trip, although her dam never ran over further than a mile, winning her first ever visit to the track and never again troubling the judge. The winner of five of her eleven races to date, this filly has a bit to find on her form thus far, her highest speed figure being 93, which she recorded in an Allowance race for non-winners of three, when she won despite having previously won only her Maiden Special Weight. Her latest two races have been at Stakes level, the last time over a mile and a quarter, when she recorded a speed figure of 90 to win. She has a good jockey who can assist her to do the best she can.
SALTIMBOCCA(FR)\t D Bowie ( 45 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 9% )\tfestetics
(SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (IRE) x ROUSILLON x KALAGLOW(IRE))
Bred by festetics\t6\/1<\/B>
This French-bred filly was the winner of The Diana Trial<\/I><\/B> (Grade Two) last time out, recording a speed figure of 99, her best to date. On that occasion she had another of today\u2019s runners, Mandolina(ENG)<\/B> two and a half lengths behind her in second. Her three other wins thus far were in Maiden Special Weight and Allowance company and she had only taken the step up in class to Grade Three, in which she finished fourth, beaten eleven and three-quarter lengths over ten and a half furlongs on yielding turf, the race before her success in the Diana. Her jockey will be keen to get another win, while her trainer will be looking to improve on his currently disappointing record. Could this be the \u201cone good horse\u201d?
BIG WEEKEND(AUS) \tD Aniel ( 251 – 27 – 36 – 39 – 11% )\treigart \t
(LONHRO (AUS) x KINGMAMBO x DANEHILL)
Bred by lenny6\t10\/1<\/B>
The winner of three of her six races to date, she did well to take the step up in class from ordinary Stakes level to Grade Two when winning the New Zealand Oaks<\/B><\/I> two races ago, when she recorded her best speed figure to date of 96, and had another of today\u2019s rivals, Mihriban(IRE)<\/B>, seven and a quarter lengths behind in fifth place. Last time out she disappointed when finishing only eleventh of fourteen in the Sydney Oaks (Grade One), when Mihriban(IRE) was fifth again, this time finishing well ahead of her, as Big Weekend was beaten a total of twenty and a quarter lengths. Assuming that she was amiss that day and has now recovered, she should give a good account of herself here, although she has something to find if she is to trouble the judge.
SURREALISTIC(KY)\t A Edwards ( 107 – 11 – 6 – 11 – 10% )\tDelaware
(DISTORTED HUMOR x DYNAFORMER x DEPUTY MINISTER)
Bred by delaware\t8\/1<\/B><\/p>\n
This filly has been well exposed, this being her third successive race in Grade One company. Her previous two races were in the Japanese and French 1000 Guineas<\/I><\/B>, in which she finished fifth and ninth respectively. Possibly she did not like the yielding turf last time out and will be happier on this firm surface. She has not run over further than eight and a half furlongs, over which distance she won a restricted Stakes race; however, her best speed figure of 100 was recorded over a mile, over which distance she has run in all but her first two races and the aforementioned Stakes win. Both trainer and jockey have a good record, and will be hoping that this winner of five will be able to add to her tally here.
STRICTLY(JPN) \tS Ledwith ( 183 – 28 – 26 – 16 – 15% )\tdog \t
(STAY GOLD (JPN) x A.P. INDY x RAINBOW QUEST)
Bred by dog\t6\/1<\/B>
The winner of two out of her seven races to date, she will be looking to go one better than she has done in her two most recent outings. Two races ago, she finished a respectable second in an Allowance race over a mile and three furlongs, improving when stepped up from the distance of nine and a half furlongs, over which she had previously won at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level. Last time out, she took a big step up in class to Grade One level in the Sydney Oaks<\/I><\/B> over a mile and a half, in which she ran a blinder to finish second, beaten two and a half lengths, behind Tenderloin<\/B>, who reopposes here. In that race she recorded a speed figure of 103, her best to date. Rated eighth in this category, she runs for a trainer with a good strike rate of over 19% and she has a good jockey aboard,
RIZED IX CHEL(IRE) \tW Cox ( 56 – 6 – 6 – 10 – 11% )\tdaniel5
(AUTHORIZED x MACHIAVELLIAN x CAERLEON)
Bred by musse5\t11\/1<\/B>
The commentator should have an interesting time trying to pronounce this filly\u2019s name. By the winner of the Dante Stakes and English Derby, she should have the stamina to see this trip out. The winner of two of her six races in her career to date, these being at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level, she then took a step up in distance to eleven furlongs, in which she finished third, beaten eight and a quarter lengths, in an Allowance race, before taking a step up in class to Grade Two level, when she finished fourth over the same distance, beaten three and a half lengths and recording her best speed figure to date of 96. She has something to find on that form if she is to figure here and is rated only 612 in this category.
TENDERLOIN(KY) \t \tR Harzheim ( 328 – 58 – 69 – 54 – 18% )\tafc2
(MEDAGLIA D’ORO x MINESHAFT x DANZIG)
Bred by afc2\t3\/1<\/B>
The chosen mount of the track\u2019s leading jockey, she has much to recommend her. She has won seven out of her ten races to date, including her six most recent starts. These range from an Allowance race over eight and a half furlongs to the Grade One Sydney Oaks<\/I><\/B> over a mile and a half, when she conquered some of today\u2019s rivals, Strictly<\/B>, who finished second, Mihriban(IRE)<\/B>, who was fifth and Big Weekend<\/B>, who finished eleventh. When winning the Sydney Oaks<\/I><\/B> last time out, she recorded a speed figure of 105, which is the highest of any in this field. She is rated third is this category and her trainer has a good record of around 16% and will be looking to add this to his tally.
REGAL BEAUTY(JPN) \tG Nuemann ( 51 – 7 – 4 – 9 – 14% )\tcoolk2
(KING KAMEHAMEHA(JPN) x DANEHILL x SADLER’S WELLS)
Bred by shadier\t7\/1<\/B>
Drawn on the outside, this filly disappointed last time out when tried in a Grade Three race over a mile and a furlong on yielding turf, when she finished a well-beaten last of eight. Previously she had finished a respectable third, beaten two and three-quarter lengths, when putting up a speed figure of 100 in a Stakes race over the same distance. Prior to that, she won a Stakes race, also over nine furlongs, recording a speed figure of 97. On her form thus far, she has something to find if she is to figure here; however, she has a decent jockey and her trainer has a very good strike race of around 22% at present.
Of the eleven runners who go to post for this fillies\u2019 classic on Saturday, the one with the most obvious credentials is Tenderloin(KY)<\/B>. She has already won a Grade One race over this distance, which none of her rivals here has done. The forecast would include Strictly(JPN)<\/B> and Mihriban(IRE)<\/B>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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