15:05 Chester

Wednesday 8 May 2024

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Weatherbys ePassport Cheshire Oaks (Fillies' Listed)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 28.27s

(8)

Beeley¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| BF

7/1

Promise when runner-up at Nottingham (1m, heavy) and Sandown (1¼m, good to soft) 7 months ago. More to come for an in-form yard no stranger to success in this race.

Form: 2-2

(1)

Forest Fairy⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

11/4

Waldgeist filly who looked a smart prospect when seeing off a next-time-out winner by 6 lengths on her 1½m Wolverhampton debut in February. Very interesting runner.

Form: 1

(6)

Galileo Dame²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: J P O'Brien

7/4

Confirmed the promise of last autumn's Gowran debut second when going one better over 1¼m at Leopardstown 4 weeks ago, seeing off the reopposing Rubies Are Red by 3½ lengths. Looks useful.

Form: 2-1

(4)

Lasting Love¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

7/1

Fared best of the newcomers when third on 7f Doncaster debut last September and advanced her form when filling the same position at Newbury (1¼m) 7 months later. Open to further progress.

Form: 3-3

(9)

Port Fairy²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| D

7/1

Left last autumn's Gowran debut behind when winning an AW maiden over the extended 1¼m at Dundalk last month. Open to further progress for a top stable with an excellent recent record in this and Ryan Moore on her rather than Rubies Are Red.

Form: 7-1

(2)

Seaward²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 89

17/2

Won a 1m Ascot novice last September but not up to the Fillies' Mile at Newmarket final start. Up in trip for reappearance. Forest Fairy probably the stable first string unless the betting hints otherwise.

Form: 417-

Non-Runners

(7)

Ambiente Amigo²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: James Owen J: Non Runner

(5)

Flying Finn¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A Keatley J: Tom Marquand

(3)

Rubies Are Red²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Galileo Dame (7/4), Forest Fairy (11/4), Port Fairy (7/1), Beeley (7/1), Lasting Love (7/1), Rubies Are Red (8/1), Seaward (17/2), Flying Finn (25/1), Ambiente Amigo (33/1)

FOREST FAIRY looked something out of the ordinary when a wide-margin winner on her Wolverhampton debut in February so she might be able to fend off a strong Irish challenge, headed by Leopardstown maiden winner Galileo Dame. Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore have combined to win this 5 times since 2015 so Port Fairy has to enter the reckoning, while Beeley also can't be discounted having shaped well at Sandown recently.