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Ralph Beckett has set his sights on Qipco British Champions Day after his Irish Oaks winner, You Got To Me, was bested in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks on August 22.
The filly, owned by Valmont and Newsells Park Stud, had previously triumphed over Content to claim Classic honours at the Curragh. However, this time, Aidan O’Brien’s Galileo filly finished strongest on the Knavesmire.
A superb ride by Ryan Moore to win the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks on Content for Aidan O'Brien! 👏
— York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) August 22, 2024
Content gets the better of You Got To Me and Emily Upjohn in a fantastic renewal of this race!@PertempsJobs pic.twitter.com/LpZqtrpCnR
You Got To Me, who has been competing at a high level since winning the Lingfield Oaks Trial earlier in the season, has shown improved professionalism in her recent races. She may now aim to surpass her stablemate Bluestocking, who narrowly missed victory at Ascot on Champions Day last year.
Beckett commented, “I think she was beaten by the better filly. I’ll have to watch the race again, but it seemed like the winner was on the other side. There’s an element of that, but I wouldn’t make too many excuses. The Irish Oaks form has been upheld, and that is racing. I don’t know what we’ll do next. She’s run well again, and I suppose we’d have to look at the Fillies & Mares at Ascot on Champions Day. Whether we run somewhere else again first, we’ll have to see, but she was far more settled today, which was a positive.”
Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Fillies' Group 1)
£500,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 3f 211y, Class 1
44 entries
Going:
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 2-1124 Bluestocking 4 9-7 Ralph Beckett
2 343514 Divina Grace 4 9-7 Rae Guest
3 1-2125 Doha 4 9-7 Ralph Beckett
4 -54263 Emily Upjohn 5 9-7 John & Thady Gosden
5 14-517 Gather Ye Rosebuds 4 9-7 Jack Channon
6 1223-4 Jackie Oh 4 9-7 A P O'Brien
7 35-515 La Isla Mujeres 4 9-7 P Twomey
8 36-548 Lumiere Rock 4 9-7 Joseph O'Brien
9 1-2573 Maxux 4 9-7 Joseph O'Brien
10 28-237 Melo Melo 5 9-7 F-H Graffard
11 221-63 One Evening 5 9-7 John & Thady Gosden
12 -82844 Quantanamera 4 9-7 Andreas Suborics
13 1-2118 Queen Of The Pride 4 9-7 John & Thady Gosden
14 11-351 Quisisana 4 9-7 F-H Graffard
15 212-26 Red Danielle 4 9-7 William Haggas
16 7-1381 Royal Dress 4 9-7 James Tate
17 9-4615 Sea Theme 4 9-7 William Haggas
18 1-221 Sumiha 4 9-7 D K Weld
19 110-74 Sumo Sam 4 9-7 Paul & Oliver Cole
20 210-16 Thunder Roll 4 9-7 Joseph O'Brien
21 21-112 Tiffany 4 9-7 Sir Mark Prescott Bt
22 17-253 Time Lock 5 9-7 Harry Charlton
23 31-346 Village Voice 4 9-7 Mrs John Harrington
24 -88321 Content 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
25 -21369 Danielle 3 9-1 John & Thady Gosden
26 3-1457 Dare To Dream 3 9-1 Gavin Hernon
27 1-74 Elizabeth Jane 3 9-1 D K Weld
28 2-1420 Galileo Dame 3 9-1 Joseph O'Brien
29 9-1616 Grateful 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
30 1-4431 Greenfinch 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
31 121231 Kalpana 3 9-1 Andrew Balding
32 -11296 Lava Stream 3 9-1 David O'Meara
33 0-2143 Lily Hart 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
34 5-10 Lope De Lilas 3 9-1 W P Mullins
35 22812 Mother Nature 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
36 11-321 Opera Singer 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
37 3-11 Oxford Comma 3 9-1 Ralph Beckett
38 -12107 Port Fairy 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
39 1-1253 Purple Lily 3 9-1 P Twomey
40 161 Sea Just In Time 3 9-1 William Haggas
41 1-3538 War Chimes 3 9-1 David Menuisier
42 161 Wingspan 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
43 31-567 Ylang Ylang 3 9-1 A P O'Brien
44 -14412 You Got To Me 3 9-1 Ralph Beckett
