4.00 1m. 4f. 6yds. 9 Declared. Betfred Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) (Class 1 ) of £573,150.00 3-y-o
1st - €325,033.00 2nd - €123,227.00 3rd - €61,671.00 4th - €30,721.00 5th - €15,417.00 6th - €7,737.00
Formscan - DESERT FLOWER looks more than capable of giving Charlie Appleby a first Oaks success. Unbeaten in five career outings, the daughter of Night Of Thunder only ever seems to do enough and the way she finished off the 1000 Guineas gave a strong indication that she may relish this rise in distance. A taking winner of the Cheshire Oaks, Minnie Hauk must enter calculations as a proven stayer but the best of the Ballydoyle contingent may be Whirl, who produced a career-best performance when landing the Musidora at York. Hailing from a family that includes Oaks winner Look Here, Revoir is another to consider on the rise in trip, as is the supplemented Elwateen, who caught the eye on only her second start when a highly-encouraging fourth in the Guineas.