{"id":157794,"date":"2025-06-04T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/157794\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:15:08","slug":"runner-by-runner-guide-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/157794\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner-By-Runner Guide & Predictions (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Market favourite Desert Flower will face eight rivals in Friday\u2019s Oaks in her attempt for a Classic double after taking the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket last month.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Desert Flower, who has been drawn in stall one, is bidding to give trainer Charlie Appleby his first Oaks success<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The three-strong Aidan O\u2019Brien team made up of trial winners Whirl, Minnie Hauk and Giselle will be her main challengers. <\/p>\n

Oaks Runner-By-Runner Guide:<\/b> Desert Flower (Charlie Appleby)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Winner of all four of her starts last season, which included the May Hill Stakes and the Fillies\u2019 Mile, and returned this term with a solid victory in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Rated 117, she is clearly the form pick on the ratings, but she will have to prove herself going past a mile for the first time. Her breeding suggests that won\u2019t be a problem and she is a worthy favourite in our betting<\/a> market for the Oaks. <\/p>\n

Elwateen (Saeed bin Suroor)\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> <\/p>\n

Supplemented for \u00a330,000, connections have been quite content to pay that following her outstanding run in 1000 Guineas on what was just her second outing. <\/p>\n

Saeed bin Suroor\u2019s charge only made her debut in August last year when scoring at Kempton, and her Dubawi credentials should really come to fore over this 1m4f trip. <\/p>\n

Giselle (Aidan O\u2019Brien)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Successful in our William Hill sponsored Oaks Trial at Lingfield, Giselle impressed with the way she powered clear in the closes stages, despite only racing against two inferior rivals. <\/p>\n

If this daughter of Frankel can settle then she holds a great chance but it is significant that Ryan Moore has opted to ride Minnie Hauk. <\/p>\n

Go Go Boots (John & Thady Gosden)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Gosden\u2019s filly looks to have plenty to find against strong opposition, and she was no match for Whirl at York in the Musidora. <\/p>\n

Minnie Hauk (Aidan O\u2019Brien)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Landed the Cheshire Oaks by a length at Chester, proving that she will stay the Oaks trip. <\/p>\n

Worryingly though, none of Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s eight previous winners of the Chester trial have gone on to claim Oaks glory, but connections are of the view that there is a lot more to come from the filly, plus Ryan Moore has fully endorsed her. <\/p>\n

Qilin Queen (Ed Walker)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Gained a Listed victory last time out after being placed twice in similar affairs, and Qilin Queen showed a great attitude at Newbury. <\/p>\n

Connections are expecting further improvement over this trip, but she will need to step up yet another notch to challenge the main protagonists. <\/p>\n

Revoir (Ralph Beckett)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Revoir hails from a family with an Oaks winner in it, with 2008 winner Look Here being a half-sister to this filly\u2019s grandam. <\/p>\n

Beckett also landed the Oaks with Talent (20-1 in the horse racing odds<\/a>) in 2013, so she\u2019s one to keep an eye on. <\/p>\n

Wemightakedlongway (Joseph O\u2019Brien)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Wemightakedlongway achieved Group Three success over a mile-and-a-quarter at Navan when last seen in April. She pulled clear of her rivals that day to score by two-and-three-quarter-lengths. <\/p>\n

There have to be some niggling doubts about her staying this trip however. <\/p>\n

Whirl (Aidan O\u2019Brien)<\/b> <\/p>\n

Wootton Bassett fillies are always worth following, and this one looks like she will be hitting the pinnacle of the Classic pyramid<\/a> imminently. <\/p>\n

A smart winner of the Musidora at York, she never had to come out of second gear that day and this extended trip will be entirely up her street. <\/p>\n

She ranks as the main danger to the Godolphin\u2019s Desert Flower. <\/p>\n

Epsom Oaks prediction and tip:<\/strong> Whirl (E\/W, 7\/1)<\/b> <\/p>\n

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