A fabulous Vodafone Ladies Day is in prospect at Epsom Downs on Friday, June 1, following today’s six-day stage which saw 15 go forward for the fillies’ Classic, the Vodafone Oaks (4.05pm), including a supplementary entry in Kayah.

Kayah was supplemented at the cost of £20,000 this morning for the Vodafone Oaks which is run, like the Vodafone Derby (June 2) and Vodafone Coronation Cup, over a mile and a half.

Trained by Ralph Beckett and owned by Jockey Club senior steward Julian Richmond-Watson, the unbeaten three-year daughter of the 1988 Derby winner Kahyasi joins a strong field for the Classic.

Kayah won the Listed totesport.com Oaks Trial at Lingfield Park earlier this month and Seb Sanders will ride her at Epsom Downs on Friday.

Only four fillies were withdrawn at today’s confirmation stage which means all the main hopes are set to line up in the Vodafone Oaks, including the ante-post favourite Passage Of Time and third market choice Light Shift, both trained by Henry Cecil who is seeking his eighth victory in the Epsom Downs Classic.

Second favourite Dalvina, trained by Ed Dunlop, is another acceptance, while Godolphin rely on Measured Tempo and Ireland’s champion trainer Aidan O’Brien can still pick from a four-strong team consisting of All My Loving, Silkwood, Cherry Hinton and Nell Gwyn.

Andrew Cooper, Clerk of the Course and Director of Racing at Epsom Downs, said today: “Both the Vodafone Oaks and Vodafone Coronation Cup are shaping up very well for what will be a fabulous day’s racing on June 1.

“The ground is currently good, with a going-stick reading of 8.0. We are expecting rain tonight or tomorrow, with more to come on Monday and Tuesday, so we will see what happens. The weather is forecast to improve after that.”

THE 2007 VODAFONE OAKS
Class 1, Group 1, £375,000 Total Prize Fund. 4.05pm, Epsom Downs, Friday, June 1, 2007. For three-year-old fillies only. One mile, four furlongs. Weights: 9st each. Entries closed March 7, entries revealed March 21 (73 entries). Forfeit stage May 18 (18 remain), £20,000 supplementary entry stage and six-day confirmation stage May 26 (15 including one supplementary entry - Kayah), final declaration stage 10.00am, May 30. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and include the racing up to and including Friday, May 25. All-weather form in brackets.

Form Horse Owner Trainer
12 ALL MY LOVING (IRE) Roisin Henry & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
32 CHERRY HINTON Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
(1)-1 DALVINA St Albans Bloodstock LLP Ed Dunlop
5-1 DANCE OF LIGHT (USA) Gary & Lesley Middlebrook Sir Michael Stoute
52312-(0)00 DARRFONAH (IRE) Saeed Manana Clive Brittain
310-21 FOUR SINS (GER) HH Aga Khan John Oxx IRE
1-1 KAYAH Julian Richmond-Watson Ralph Beckett
231-11 LIGHT SHIFT (USA) Niarchos Family Henry Cecil
1-1 MEASURED TEMPO Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
0100-02 NELL GWYN (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O’Brien IRE
5111-1 PASSAGE OF TIME Khalid Abdulla Henry Cecil
3321 PEEPING FAWN (USA) Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
(1)(2)1 SILKWOOD Sheikh Mohammed Michael Jarvis
213011-3 SIMPLY PERFECT Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Jeremy Noseda
42-3 SUES SURPRISE (IRE) John Grant & A L R Morton Barry Hills
15 entries remain at six-day stage including one supplementary entry Kayah
5 Irish-trained

Horses taken out today
FOLK OPERA (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
RANSOM CAPTIVE (USA) Eastwind Racing Ltd and Martha Trussell Mikael Magnusson
SATULAGI (USA) Fitri Hay Stan Moore
SWEET LILLY Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon

Passage Of Time 7/4
Dalvina 4/1
Light Shift 11/2
Measured Tempo 7/1
Simply Perfect 10/1
Four Sins 10/1
All My Loving 14/1
Silkwood 20/1
Kayah 20/1
Peeping Fawn 33/1
Dance Of Light 33/1
Darrfonah 40/1
Cherry Hinton 50/1
Sues Surprise 66/1
Nell Gwyn 66/1