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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.

11
11-1
Desert Flower (IRE) ch f 9-2

Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Promising Run(Hard Spun)

(33) (Godolphin)
Rated 117

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Desert Flower (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Elwateen (IRE)1
4th May 2025 Newmarket(1m , Flat, Good to Firm) Desert Flower (IRE) 1st (1/1Fav 9-2 Rated 117) W Buick 2.25L in front of Elwateen (IRE) 4th (22/1 9-2) Jim Crowley (10 ran)
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25
1-4
Elwateen (IRE) b f 9-2

Dubawi (IRE)-Tawkeel(Teofilo)

(33) (Shadwell Estate Company Ltd)
Rated 108

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Elwateen (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Desert Flower (IRE)1
4th May 2025 Newmarket(1m , Flat, Good to Firm) Desert Flower (IRE) 1st (1/1Fav 9-2 Rated 117) W Buick 2.25L in front of Elwateen (IRE) 4th (22/1 9-2) Jim Crowley (10 ran)
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33
13-1
Giselle (IRE) b f 9-2

Frankel (GB)-Newspaperofrecord(Lope De Vega)

hd2(27) d1 (Brant/magnier/tabor/smith/westerberg)
Rated 102

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Giselle (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Whirl (IRE)1
22nd Oct 2024 Curragh(1m , Flat, Straight - Soft, yielding to soft in places Round - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Whirl (IRE) 1st (6/1 9-2) W M Lordan .56L in front of Giselle (IRE) 3rd (10/11Fav 9-2) R L Moore (11 ran)
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44
1-13
Go Go Boots (GB) ch f 9-2

Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Hertford Dancer(Foxwedge)

(23) (Bobby Flay)
Rated 99

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Go Go Boots (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Whirl (IRE)1
14th May 2025 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Whirl (IRE) 1st (7/2 9-2 Rated 99) R L Moore 5.75L in front of Go Go Boots (GB) 3rd (9/1 9-2 Rated 89) Kieran Shoemark (6 ran)
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52
21-1
Minnie Hauk (IRE) b f 9-2

Frankel (GB)-Multilingual(Dansili)

(30) (Mr D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, Mr M Tabor)
Rated 100

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Minnie Hauk (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Wemightakedlongway (IRE)1
1st Oct 2024 Cork(1m , Flat Maiden, Straight: Good to Yielding. Round: Yielding, good to yielding in places) Wemightakedlongway (IRE) 1st (2/1 9-2) Dylan Browne McMonagle 2.50L in front of Minnie Hauk (IRE) 2nd (13/8Fav 9-2) W M Lordan (15 ran)
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67
2-31
Qilin Queen (IRE) ch f 9-2

Pinatubo (IRE)-Seagull(Sea The Stars)

(20) (TBT Racing)
Rated 98

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Qilin Queen (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Revoir (GB)1
17th May 2025 Newbury(1m 2f , Flat, Good to Firm) Qilin Queen (IRE) 1st (18/5 9-2 Rated 95) Hollie Doyle .06L in front of Revoir (GB) 2nd (10/1 9-2) Hector Crouch (10 ran)
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76
1-2
Revoir (GB) b f 9-2

Study Of Man (IRE)-Regardez(Champs Elysees)

(20) (Mr J H Richmond-Watson)
Rated 97

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Revoir (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Qilin Queen (IRE)1
17th May 2025 Newbury(1m 2f , Flat, Good to Firm) Qilin Queen (IRE) 1st (18/5 9-2 Rated 95) Hollie Doyle .06L in front of Revoir (GB) 2nd (10/1 9-2) Hector Crouch (10 ran)
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88
3-51
Wemightakedlongway (IRE) br f 9-2

Australia (GB)-Dont Ask Me At All(No Nay Never)

(41) (Cayton Park Stud)
Rated 105

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Wemightakedlongway (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Minnie Hauk (IRE)1
1st Oct 2024 Cork(1m , Flat Maiden, Straight: Good to Yielding. Round: Yielding, good to yielding in places) Wemightakedlongway (IRE) 1st (2/1 9-2) Dylan Browne McMonagle 2.50L in front of Minnie Hauk (IRE) 2nd (13/8Fav 9-2) W M Lordan (15 ran)
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99
1-61
Whirl (IRE) b f 9-2

Wootton Bassett (GB)-Salsa(Galileo)

(23) (Mr M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs John Magnier)
Rated 110

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Whirl (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Giselle (IRE)1
22nd Oct 2024 Curragh(1m , Flat, Straight - Soft, yielding to soft in places Round - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Whirl (IRE) 1st (6/1 9-2) W M Lordan .56L in front of Giselle (IRE) 3rd (10/11Fav 9-2) R L Moore (11 ran)
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Go Go Boots (GB)1
14th May 2025 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Whirl (IRE) 1st (7/2 9-2 Rated 99) R L Moore 5.75L in front of Go Go Boots (GB) 3rd (9/1 9-2 Rated 89) Kieran Shoemark (6 ran)
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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Joseph Patrick O'Brien/Dylan Browne McMonagle
13
39
33

A P O'Brien/R L Moore
13
29
44

A P O'Brien/W M Lordan
3
20
15

Ralph Beckett/Hector Crouch
1
10
10

Charlie Appleby/W Buick
1
17
5

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
A P O'Brien
54
183
29

Joseph Patrick O'Brien
24
119
20

John Gosden
15
54
27

Ralph Beckett
9
47
19

Ed Walker
8
46
17

Saeed Bin Suroor
3
8
37

Charlie Appleby
1
28
3

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
R L Moore
15
48
31

Dylan Browne McMonagle
13
48
27

Tom Marquand
12
79
15

W Buick
8
44
18

C T Keane
6
41
14

Hector Crouch
4
43
9

W M Lordan
4
33
12

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Epsom

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Ralph Beckett
33
190
17

John Gosden
31
145
21

A P O'Brien
25
149
17

Charlie Appleby
17
74
23

Saeed Bin Suroor
16
77
21

Ed Walker
3
53
6

Joseph Patrick O'Brien
0
5
0

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Epsom

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
R L Moore
37
201
18

W Buick
31
188
16

Jim Crowley
25
172
15

Hector Crouch
13
102
13

Tom Marquand
11
128
9

Oisin Murphy
11
68
16

W M Lordan
1
17
6

Dylan Browne McMonagle
0
3
0

C T Keane
0
6
0

For Jockeys in this race

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