Irish instructor Dermot Weld took the Oaks at Epsom this afternoon (31 Might), when Ezeliya powered domestic to take the Betfred-sponsored race below Chris Hayes for proprietor HH The Aga Khan IV.
It used to be a 2nd good fortune within the mile and a 1/2 fillies’ Vintage for Mr Weld, 43 years after Lester Piggott partnered Blue Wind to victory within the 1981 renewal.
“Ezeliya is a queen. She’s an excessively skilled, strong-travelling filly. She did the entirety proper, and didn’t take a step improper,” mentioned Chris, who may be an Irish 1000 Guineas-winning jockey.
“I simply sought after to stay momentum on her and attitude her out on the most sensible of the directly and he or she simply leapt onto the bridle once more. I knew she’d keep and I knew she had elegance – it’s sensible.”
Mr Weld mentioned: “It’s a actually special occasion. We’re very lucky to have a filly for his Highness [The Aga Khan] as just right as this.
“Endurance has paid dividends together with her. We took our time together with her as a two-year-old and gave her simply the only run this yr when she gained effectively at Navan.
“I mentioned to Chris to only experience a an identical race on her, experience her with self belief and take your time to get her right into a rhythm prior to you let her pass. I by no means nervous in regards to the distance together with her – she’s a stayer with pace.”
It used to be a primary British Vintage good fortune for Chris.
“You’ll be able to have the entire sprinters you favor however give me a Vintage any day of the week, that’s what you’ll be remembered for,” mentioned Chris. “Any Vintage winner is particular and I’ve been very lucky.”
Mr Weld mentioned: “Chris gave her a good looking experience. That used to be the plan, to experience her the similar as he rode her at Navan, the place he dropped her out closing. She loves to return from off the tempo.
“She’s an excessively authentic, courageous filly, and her dam used to be an excellent race mare I skilled, however this filly almost definitely has a little extra pace and a little extra elegance, she’s very modern and I used to be assured she would keep.
“She were given a good looking experience from Chris Hayes and he or she had the race gained a ways out. She used to be cantering, and he or she were given a beautiful run down the hill. Chris were given her balanced and right into a rhythm prior to he let her pass.”
Talking of imaginable long run plans for this filly, Mr Weld mentioned: “We’ll see how she comes out of the race. She’s no longer a large filly, and Classics all the time take one thing out of a horse, we’ll assessment it.
“She is within the Irish Oaks, however we’ll come to a decision whether or not we give her break day for an autumn marketing campaign, which would possibly contain the Arc.”
Proceeding to mirror on his successful experience, Chris defined: “She moved ahead faster than I assumed she used to be going to. I by no means had a second’s doubt, as soon as I used to be drawing near the furlong pole, I knew not anything used to be going so that you can come as temporarily as she used to be going to complete. It took me proper to the tip to tug her up – it’s almost definitely as a result of I used to be celebrating as smartly, however I had a just right little bit of petrol left. It used to be sensible.”
The horses in in the back of
Ezeliya went off as 2nd favorite within the Epsom Oaks at odds of 13/2, whilst the favorite Ylang Ylang (11/8) completed nine-and-a-half lengths down in 6th below Ryan Moore for instructor Aidan O’Brien. Dance Collection completed 2nd below William Buick for instructor Charlie Appleby and proprietor Godolphin, 3 lengths in the back of the winner. This stylish filly appeared unbalanced at the infamous Epsom camber within the latter phases of the race, however is undoubtedly one to wait for the long run.
Mr Appleby mentioned: “She did to find the observe tough, sure. I feel William used to be simply satisfied to get her around the line in any case. He mentioned we had been almost definitely outstayed, realistically, however he needed to make his transfer when he did – the race used to be coming again to him and he or she used to be going ahead, and I completely accept as true with him on all sides there. It used to be an excessively pleasurable run and we’ll have some amusing together with her in the summertime, and extra within the autumn after we know she appreciates lower within the floor.”
The 50/1 shot Struggle Chimes completed a creditable 3rd within the Epsom Oaks end result, four-and-a-half lengths in the back of the winner, below Tom Marquand for instructor David Menuisier and proprietor Tars Farm Equestrian Stud.
Mr Menusier mentioned of his filly’s Epsom Oaks end result: “It used to be like successful. She’s an incredible filly. The closing time she ran in France, there used to be no tempo, she used to be pulling too laborious and he or she had no quilt, and he or she couldn’t loosen up. I simply draw a line thru that and I all the time felt that she’d be higher at 1m4f.”
2024 Epsom Oaks end result: Ezeliya’s breeding
Ezeliya, a home-bred via the Aga Khan, is bred within the pink; via the ambitious Dubawi, out of a Teofilo mare named Eziyra. Remarkably, that is the primary Oaks winner Dubawi has sired from 15 earlier makes an attempt.
Dubawi is probably the most a hit stallion ever to face in Britain. He has sired 266 Stakes winners, 175 Workforce winners, 57 Workforce One winners. He stands at his proprietor’s Dalham Corridor Stud at a rate of £350,000 for the 2024 season.
Ezeliya’s dam may be a home-bred belonging to theAga Khan, and he or she used to be additionally skilled via Dermot Weld. She clocked £541,876 all over her profession at the Flat, together with her maximum notable victory coming within the Workforce Two Blandford Stakes on the Curragh in 2018. Ezeliya is from the circle of relatives of Estimate, who gained the Ascot Gold Cup.
Learn the whole record from the Derby assembly within the 6 June factor of Horse & Hound mag.
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