Oaks Hopes Dashed Leading Vodafone Oaks hope Dash To The Top was on Wednesday ruled out of the Epsom Classic by trainer Luca Cumani. And the John Gosden-trained Playful Act also looks unlikely to line up in the mile-and-a-half showpiece on June 3. Cumani said of his Fillies´ Mile third: 'She is a definite non-runner. We have run out of time with her and the race is just getting too close now. 'We don´t have any definite plans. We might go for the Irish Oaks but we will give her time to come to herself and then see where we are.' Playful Act, a daughter of Sadler´s Wells, was a real star last season, winning her last three starts, including the Fillies´ Mile, and had been a big fancy over the winter for both the 1000 Guineas and the Oaks. Gosden told BBC Racing: 'She´s coming along nicely but it´s going to be a little tight. 'You have got the forfeit tomorrow and I think the wise thing would be just to miss the Oaks and go for the Ribblesdale (at Royal Ascot at York).' ? PA Sport
