Dance dazzles rivals in Cheshire Oaks Savethelastdance, ridden by Ryan Moore, put in an outstanding performance in the Weatherbys Digital Solutions Cheshire Oaks to secure clear Betfred Oaks favouritism. Moore settled the filly at the back of the field while Pam Sly’s Wintercrack took the lead. Charlie Johnston’s Sirona mounted a challenge with just over three furlongs to run, while Galileo’s daughter still had a lot of ground to cover. However, the 8/11 favourite made up significant ground, leaving the opposition trailing in her wake as she effortlessly moved alongside Sirona. The filly dazzled the opposition to win the race by 22 lengths on the rain-softened ground. The victory was Aidan O’Brien’s eighth success in the Listed event, making him the most successful trainer in the Roodee feature, one ahead of Barry Hills whom recorded seven wins. Savethelastdance is out of Daddys Lil Darling, who withdrew from Enable's Oaks in 2017 after bolting to the post. However, there are high expectations for the talented filly, as Betfair has shortened her odds to 2-1 from 5-1 for the Epsom Classic on June 2nd, while Paddy Power has made her the 13-8 favourite. Riding his sixth winner of the race, Moore said: “I was very impressed, you can only be impressed by what she’s done there. “They kind of all gave up with half a mile to go and she was just getting going, but she gave me a very good feel — she’s probably given me as good a feel in this race as the ones I’ve ridden (in it before). “She stepped a little slow, but they went very hard early on and she just relaxed and followed them round. “I thought I’d just make sure she knew what she had to do and she stretched all the way to the line and ran right through the line.”
