May 08 / 15.05 Chester

15.05

Good

Weatherbys E-Passport Cheshire Oaks (Listed Race) (Fillies)

  • Prize money: £67224
  • 1m 3f 75y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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Weatherbys E-Passport Cheshire Oaks (Listed Race) (Fillies)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 1

Last run: 88 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Oaks and Ribblesdale entry; 78,000euros yearling by Waldgeist; dam German 10.5f winner, half-sister to useful 1m6f winner; 100-30, stormed clear to win seven-runner novice at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW) in February by 6l easing down, slowly away but soon in touch in steadily run race and leading over 1f out; this company demands good deal more but she looks a good prospect.
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3rd

8

(2)

10th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:10 Bath

Forest Fairy

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

raced in third

5/1

8th

8

(4)

6th Jul 2024

Good

1m 3f 175y

Class 1

14:40 Haydock

Forest Fairy

8st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

Easy win on debut (1m4f, AW) and made it 2-2 when getting up late to beat subsequent Ribblesdale winner Port Fairy in the Listed Cheshire Oaks (11.3f, good) in May; well-beaten seventh in the Oaks at Epsom (1m4f, good to soft) last time but she retains potential and is not written off.

7/1

7/2

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 7-1

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Big-race entries include Irish Oaks but not the Oaks; late foal by Australia; 15-2, well beaten at Gowran (1m, heavy) last October on sole start as 2yo, way behind Galileo Dame; vastly better when second favourite in 11-runner maiden at Dundalk (10.5f, AW) over there weeks ago, making most and staying on strongly when challenged late on; looks set for further progress and top yard has had plenty of success in this race.
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7th

7

(8)

22nd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 188y

Class 1

15:35 York

Port Fairy

9st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Visored last two starts, on first occasion battling back to beat Lava Stream by a neck in Group 2 Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot (1m4f, good to firm); huge improvement in first four races culminated in that display but, even more than Lava Stream, she took a big backward step in Irish Oaks last time.

25/1

13th

10

(11)

20th Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Port Fairy

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

prominent, soon went second

6/1

1st

8

(10)

20th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

15:45 Ascot

Port Fairy

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

briefly led soon after start, raced in second

8/1

14/1

Form: 417-

Last run: 208 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Has Oaks and Ribblesdale entries; 460,000euros yearling; close at Newmarket last August on debut and made all from four newcomers in Ascot novice (1m, good) the following month; looked set for further progress but was firmly put in her place when 28-1 for Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket (1m, soft) in October; still early days for this daughter of Sea The Stars.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

12

(3)

26th Jun 2024

Good

1m 2f 84y

19:30 Naas

Seaward

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: Ralph Beckett

Listed third at Chester was her best run so far but was tailed off in the Oaks at Epsom since, probably not handling the track; may resume progress and she's an interesting British raider.

16/1

12th

7

(9)

31st May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

16:30 Epsom

Seaward

9st 2lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ralph Beckett

Made all in novice at Ascot (1m, good) in September but was firmly put in her place when 28-1 for Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket (1m, soft) in October; front-running third of six in Listed Cheshire Oaks at Chester (11.3f, good) was better but her stablemate Forest Fairy left the more favourable impression by going past to win.

66/1

Form: 2-1

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ribblesdale and Group 1 Pretty Polly (1m2f) entry; 125,000euros May 2yo purchase; flew home from some way back when second on debut at Gowran (1m, heavy) in October; stayed on strongly to go one better from Rubies Are Red in seven-runner maiden at Leopardstown (1m2f, heavy) four weeks ago, so she shapes very much as if this longer trip will suit; big shout.
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3rd

6

(6)

31st Jul 2026

Yielding

1m 6f 14y

20:40 Galway

Galileo Dame

9st 0lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Best on very testing ground and was well held in the QR handicap here on Monday when 8.5l behind Teed Up; big swing in the weights with that rival but would make more appeal if the ground was heavy; cheekpieces go on.

5/1

10th

3

(5)

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 179y

18:40 Galway

Galileo Dame

11st 11lb

J: Mr B O’Neill

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual-purpose mare; only Flat win came in Leopardstown 3yo maiden (1m2f); good form this term in very competitive handicaps, second at Navan, close fourth of 15 in 2m2f Chester Cup, seventh of 20 behind a stablemate in 2m4f Ascot Stakes; most recent run was in a Group race; one of five for the stable.

12/1

7th

2

(7)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 200y

18:50 Fairyhouse

Galileo Dame

9st 9lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual-purpose mare, whose only Flat win came in Leopardstown 3yo maiden (1m2f); in good form however this term in very competitive handicaps, second at Navan, close fourth of 15 in 2m2f Chester Cup and 4.5l off stablemate Kizlyar when seventh of 20 in 2m4f Ascot Stakes last month; bit to find with some of these now entering Group company but don't rule out.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2-2 BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Oaks and Ribblesdale entry; went very close at Nottingham (1m, heavy) last October on sole 2yo outing and similar form when second in novice at Sandown (1m2f, good to soft) 12 days ago; withdrawn twice in between, including last month, after getting rid of her jockey; should be suited by 1m4f+ and capable of better, but it's certainly needed.
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5th

5

(6)

11th Dec 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 1

19:10 Kempton (AW)

Beeley

8st 13lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: George Boughey

prominent, weakened quickly over 2f out

9/1

5th

5

(6)

11th Dec 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 1

19:10 Kempton (AW)

Beeley

8st 13lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: George Boughey

prominent, weakened quickly over 2f out

9/1

2nd

6

(7)

13th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Beeley

9st 0lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Second in four of her first five starts, including twice on Kempton Polytrack, before easily making all at evens from a 125-1 shot in a novice at Ffos Las (1m4f, heavy) in August; tailed off on handicap debut at Newbury (1m4f, soft) on latest start; wore cheekpieces on last four outings and now it's a visor; needs big overall improvement.

16/1

Form: 3-3

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Oaks and Ribblesdale entry; 300,000gns yearling with a good middle-distance pedigree; third in maidens at Doncaster (7f, soft) in September and Newbury (1m2f, good to soft) 19 days ago, in the latter beaten less than a length after travelling best to lead over 1f out; bottom of this pack on ratings but likely to leave that figure well behind in due course.
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7

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:20 Southwell

Lasting Love

10st 10lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Fairly useful form when placed four times over 1m2f on the Flat for Andrew Balding last year; raced too freely on her first two stable/hurdle starts, easily brushed aside by short-odds winner when remote second at Stratford (2m, good) this month, but there is still hope she might transfer more of her Flat ability to this code.

8/1

7

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:20 Southwell

Lasting Love

10st 10lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Fairly useful form when placed four times over 1m2f on the Flat for Andrew Balding last year; raced too freely on her first two stable/hurdle starts, easily brushed aside by short-odds winner when remote second at Stratford (2m, good) this month, but there is still hope she might transfer more of her Flat ability to this code.

8/1

2nd

8

8th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

17:55 Stratford

Lasting Love

10st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Often placed but failed to win (0-8) on the Flat for Andrew Balding; took a keen hold and weakened when last of five on stable/hurdles debut at Newbury (2m, good; 12-1) seven weeks ago; may need time to acclimatise to the demands of this discipline; safer to look elsewhere.

25/1

Non-runners

Ambiente Amigo, Flying Finn, Rubies Are Red

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £17.10
Straight Forecast £21.01
Trifecta £110.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Galileo Dame

The Times:

Forest Fairy

POSTDATA:

Beeley

TOPSPEED:

Seaward

RP RATINGS:

Galileo Dame

D Express:

Galileo Dame

Daily Mirror:

Galileo Dame

The Sun:

Galileo Dame

NEWMARKET:

Beeley

Daily Mail:

Beeley

Telegraph:

Forest Fairy

The Guardian:

Forest Fairy

The Star:

Forest Fairy

Daily Record:

Forest Fairy