A filly who was bred by The late Queen Elizabeth II and is owned by His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen is among 12 horses declared for Friday’s Betfred Oaks.
The race was the most successful of the five Classics for Queen Elizabeth II, having owned two winners of the Epsom Downs contest in Carrozza (1957) and Dunfermline (1977).
This year Her Majesty’s legacy lives on with the filly Treasure set to line up in the 2024 renewal of the Betfred Oaks. Treasure is a daughter of leading stallion Masterscraftsman and out of Shimmering Light, who was placed twice for Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.
An impressive winner on her only start last season on heavy ground at Nottingham in October, Treasure shaped with considerable promise on her first start of 2024 when fourth to her stable companion and fellow Betfred Oaks contender You Got To Me in the Listed Oaks Trial at Lingfield Park on May 11th.
Treasure’s trainer Ralph Beckett, who is based near Andover in Hampshire, said today: “We had been thinking Treasure was more a filly for Royal Ascot this time last week but with the way the ground is now at Epsom (Soft, Good to Soft in places), we decided to have a go at the Oaks as the ground should be in her favour.
“I have been very pleased with her progress since her reappearance at Lingfield Park. The King and Queen are such enthusiastic owners and it is great to be training such a nice filly for them who is running in a Classic.”
Race sponsor Betfred make Treasure a 14/1 chance to claim the £550,000 contest on Friday. She will be ridden for the first time by James Doyle.
Declared runners and riders for Friday 31st of May
Current Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
2:00 pm Betfred British EBF Woodcote Stakes (Conditions Race) 6f 3y
1 (1) Assertively (IRE) p 2 9 7 Mr J Laughton & Mrs E Burke K. R. Burke Sam James
2 (10) Atherstone Warrior (IRE) bl 2 9 7 Tim and Wayne's World Alice Haynes Kieran O'Neill
3 (5) End of Story (IRE) 2 9 7 Mrs J. Ryan Kevin Ryan Kevin Stott
4 (4) Tanager 2 9 7 Neil Smith & Alfie Smith Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop
5 (9) Megalithic (IRE) 2 9 2 Valmont & Ballylinch Stud Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch
6 (6) Teej A (IRE) 2 9 2 Nick Bradley Racing 5 & E Burke K. R. Burke Clifford Lee
7 (2) J Street 2 8 11 NickBradleyRacing45 & Alfa Site Services Craig Lidster Silvestre De Sousa
8 (7) Lift Lady (IRE) 2 8 11 Nick Bradley Racing 12 & Partner Kevin Philippart de Foy Benoit de la Sayette
9 (3) New Charter 2 8 11 Mr R. Barnett Richard Hannon Sean Levey
10 (8) Whiskey Glasses 2 8 11 NBR 15 & Sambor Ollie Sangster Nicola Currie
2:35pm Trustatrader Handicap 1m 113y
1 (2) Notre Belle Bete 6 9 9 King Power Racing Co Ltd Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy
2 (3) Al Mubhir ts 5 9 9 Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum William Haggas Tom Marquand
3 (5) Beshtani (FR) p 4 9 9 Wathnan Racing H. A. Al Jehani Qatar James Doyle
4 (16) Blue For You (IRE) v,ts 6 9 4 Alderson Burke Francis David O'Meara Jamie Spencer
5 (10) Bopedro (FR) 8 9 2 Mr Georginio Rutter David O'Meara Jason Watson
6 (11) Fantastic Fox 6 9 2 King Power Racing Co Ltd Roger Varian Aidan Keeley (3)
7 (8) Dancing Magic (IRE) 4 9 0 Fishdance Ltd Roger Teal Rossa Ryan
8 (12) Finn's Charm 4 9 0 Dr J. Walker Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning
9 (6) Koy Koy 5 9 0 Mr Charlie Rosier & Mrs Julia Rosier George Boughey William Buick
10 (1) Dutch Decoy 7 8 12 Owners Group 052 Charlie Johnston Kevin Stott
11 (9) Benacre (IRE) 4 8 10 Susan and John Waterworth Charlie Johnston Richard Kingscote
12 (14) Autumn Festival 5 8 8 The LAM Partnership Ed de Giles Benoit de la Sayette
13 (4) Two Tempting (IRE) 5 8 7 Berkeley Racing Jonathan Portman David Egan
14 (13) Dashing Roger 7 8 7 Mr Ron Spore William Stone Marco Ghiani
15 (15) Canoodled (IRE) 6 8 6 Laurence Bellman Ed Walker Saffie Osborne
16 (7) Orbaan ts 9 8 4 Mr J. C. G. Chua David O'Meara Silvestre De Sousa
3:10pm Holland Cooper Coronation Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 1m 4f 6y
1 (5) Feed The Flame 4 9 2 Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard P. Bary France Cristian Demuro
2 (4) Hamish 8 9 2 Mr B. Haggas William Haggas Tom Marquand
3 (3) Luxembourg (IRE) 5 9 2 Westerberg/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith Aidan O'Brien Ireland Ryan Moore
4 (2) Emily Upjohn h 5 8 13 Lloyd Webber, Tactful Finance, S Roden John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark
5 (1) Time Lock p 5 8 13 Juddmonte Harry Charlton William Buick
3:45pm Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap 1m 2f 17y
1 (7) Liberty Lane (IRE) 4 9 12 Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum K. R. Burke Clifford Lee
2 (1) Killybegs Warrior (IRE) 4 9 10 Mr M. Doyle Charlie Johnston Richard Kingscote
3 (13) Haunted Dream (IRE) 5 9 10 Wathnan Racing H. A. Al Jehani Qatar James Doyle
4 (3) Bolster 4 9 8 Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum K. R. Burke Pierre-Louis Jamin
5 (11) Paradias (GER) 5 9 0 Dodds-Smith, Farrell, Hodgson & Coupland Alan King Rossa Ryan
6 (9) City Streak 5 9 0 Lord Blyth Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy
7 (12) King's Code v 4 8 13 Eric Griffiths & P D Evans David Evans Pat Cosgrave
8 (4) Mysterious Love (IRE) 4 8 12 Ms E. L. Banks David Menuisier Cristian Demuro
9 (10) Sweet Reward (IRE) 7 8 9 Old Stoic Racing Club & Partner Jonathan Portman Silvestre De Sousa
10 (2) Loyal Touch (IRE) 4 8 7 TW Racing Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning
11 (6) I Still Have Faith h 4 8 3 Mr R. S. Brookhouse B F Brookhouse Kieran O'Neill
12 (8) Derry Lad (IRE) 6 8 2 Dreamers Alliance Syndicate K. T. Coleman Ireland Hayley Turner
13 (14) Sonnerie Power (FR) 5 8 2 The Horse Watchers 4 Michael Appleby Joanna Mason
14 (5) Lord Melbourne (IRE) 4 8 2 Clarendon Partnership Ralph Beckett Tyler Heard (3)
4:30pm Betfred Oaks (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 1m 4f 6y
1 (1) Caught U Looking (IRE) 3 9 2 Anthony F. O'Callaghan/Sabina Kelly Noel Meade Ireland Colin Keane
2 (2) Dance Sequence 3 9 2 Godolphin Charlie Appleby William Buick
3 (5) Ezeliya (FR) 3 9 2 H.H. Aga Khan D. K. Weld Ireland Chris Hayes
4 (4) Forest Fairy (IRE) 3 9 2 Mr G C Myddelton & Mr V E C Taylor Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan
5 (10) Making Dreams (IRE) 3 9 2 Mr Katsumi Yoshida K. R. Burke Clifford Lee
6 (6) Rubies Are Red (IRE) 3 9 2 D.Smith,Mrs J.Magnier,M.Tabor,Westerberg Aidan O'Brien Ireland
7 (9) Seaward (IRE) 3 9 2 Seaward Syndicate Ralph Beckett Silvestre De Sousa
8 (3) Secret Satire 3 9 2 Mr Guy Brook Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy
9 (11) Treasure 3 9 2 HM The King & HM The Queen Ralph Beckett James Doyle
10 (7) War Chimes (FR) 3 9 2 Tars Farm Equestrian Stud David Menuisier Tom Marquand
11 (12) Ylang Ylang 3 9 2 Magnier,Tabor,Smith,Brant,Westerberg Aidan O'Brien Ireland
12 (8) You Got To Me 3 9 2 Valmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk.24 Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch
5:10pm Aston Martin Surrey Stakes (Listed Race) 7f 3y
1 (3) Zoum Zoum 3 9 5 Mrs Lynn Turner & Mr Guy Brook Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan
2 (4) Balmacara 3 9 2 Mick and Janice Mariscotti Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop
3 (6) Evade (FR) 3 9 2 Qatar Racing Limited Archie Watson Oisin Murphy
4 (5) Native American (IRE) 3 9 2 Wathnan Racing Richard Fahey James Doyle
5 (1) Pandora's Gift (IRE) 3 9 0 JAMES PARRY AND PARTNERS Stuart Williams Sean Levey
6 (2) Bellarchi (IRE) 3 8 11 Nick Bradley Racing 19 and partner Grant Tuer Sam James
7 (7) Heritage House (IRE) ts 3 8 11 The Gredley Family James Fanshawe Richard Kingscote
5:40pm Molson Coors Handicap 7f 3y
1 (8) Rhoscolyn ts 6 10 2 The Horse Watchers David O'Meara James Doyle
2 (6) Dark Thirty (IRE) 4 10 1 Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen Richard Hannon Sean Levey
3 (9) The X O (IRE) 4 10 0 Mr G Smith- Bernal & Mr Anthony Verrier John Ryan Rossa Ryan
4 (2) Earls (IRE) ts 7 9 10 M. Sheridan Gavin Cromwell Ireland Colin Keane
5 (10) Baldomero (IRE) p 6 9 10 The Horse Watchers 6 Michael Appleby Alistair Rawlinson
6 (4) Spanish Star (IRE) 9 9 8 Shirley Symonds & Fred Camis Patrick Chamings Tom Marquand
7 (7) Darkness (FR) v 6 9 6 Akela Thoroughbreds Limited David O'Meara Jason Watson
8 (3) Sandy Paradise (IRE) bl 5 9 2 Mr D. A. Thorpe Richard Hughes Finley Marsh
9 (5) Marlay Park 6 9 1 Inside Track Racing Club Jim Boyle Pat Cosgrave
10 (11) Mission To Moon (IRE) 3 9 0 King Power Racing Co Ltd Roger Varian Oisin Murphy
11 (1) Hodler (GER) 5 9 0 Mr D. A. Poole Jim Boyle Luke Catton (5)
12 (12) Speeding Bullet (IRE) 3 8 5 King Power Racing Co Ltd Richard Hannon Silvestre De Sousa