The Musidora Stakes heroine went on to Epsom Oaks glory in 2023, and it will be Secret Satire who will be attempting to do the same this season after delivering a surprise success for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy.
Sent off a relatively unconsidered 22/1 shot in a race dominated by the top three in the market, Murphy kept the daughter of former sprint star Advertise prominent throughout, which was ultimately key to her holding off her rivals up the straight. She was cut from a best-priced 100/1 to a top of 25/1 with bet365 in the aftermath for the Oaks at the end of the month.
Odds-on favourite Friendly Soul hung badly right-handed to give away her chance while neither Classical Song or Mayfair could land any serious blows from off the pace either. Instead, it was the similarly prominent Francophone who was able to claim second at 16/1, producing a sizeable forecast payout for any fortunate enough to back it.
The overall market is likely to remain fairly unchanged for the Epsom fillies’ Classic on Friday, 31st May. 1000 Guineas fifth Ylang Ylang, who stayed on notably well that day, is clear atop the betting at a high of 5/2.