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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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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4th

8

(6)

8th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 2

15:05 Chester

Galileo Dame

8st 12lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Yard runs three; well beaten in Listed races last autumn but, fit from hurdling, made a good Flat return when second at Navan (1m6f, heavy) at the end of March; that was both her Flat handicap debut and the furthest she's been in this sphere, which opens up possibilities for her as a Flat stayer.

11/2

2nd

7

(10)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

15:18 Navan

Galileo Dame

9st 4lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual-purpose; hacked up in a maiden hurdle here last month (2m, heavy); struggled on last three Flat starts in listed company in the autumn but might be a different proposition now tried in a handicap off what could be a workable mark; big player.

8/1

1st

2

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Navan

Galileo Dame

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Flat winner; runner-up in a juvenile Grade 1 contest (2m, soft) at Leopardstown at the Dublin Racing Festival last season; made little impact in three Flat Listed runs before taking the second spot back over hurdles at Limerick in December when 6-4 fav' (2m4f, heavy) (winner was subsequently second in a Grade 3); well beaten in a Listed handicap at Leopardstown last time (2m2f, heavy); thereabouts again.

2/1

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