Listed Cheshire Oaks Guide 2023

A big priced chance for trainer David Evans who has a few chances across the card on Wednesday, There's The Door was seen frequently last season and now up in trip looks a better horse.

A winner of one of her seven races as a juvenile at Haydock over 7f, her next best performance of last season came on her final run when second at Newmarket to Shahbaz over 1m1f in handicap company.

Seen for the first time this season, stepped up to 1m2f at Doncaster she got off the mark for the season when easily landing a Class 3 Handicap by close to five lengths.

Now pitched into Listed company, she will have to improve again but she took to the Soft ground last time out and should again from stall 2.

One of the better chances in the race is the Ralph Beckett trained Luckin Brew who was a good second on debut at Newmarket in July over 7f last term.

Sent over the same course and distance later that month she was chucked into a hot Maiden Stakes won by Comissioning, with Luckin Brew back in fifth.

Given a run on the all weather in September she got off the mark on her third start beating a big priced runner by just a neck.

Last seen when finishing second by a neck at Pontefract on her final start of last term when upped into the Listed Silver Tankard Stakes over a mile behind Local Dynasty.

One of the bigger priced runners in the race is Cite d'Or for trainer Harry Eustace with the filly having to improve on what she has done so far this season.

Last of six on seasonal debut at Meydan in January, she then went back on turf over a mile at the same track and only beat one home in the Jumeriah Fillies Guineas with the winner being 1000 Guineas winner Mawj.

Sent to Saint-Cloud she run of poor form continued when finishing last of the eight in the Group Three event and a lot of these runs have just found her to not be good enough.

Seen once more this season when third behind Epictetus in the Listed Blue Riband Trial, which was a better run but she has it all to do here.

The outsider of the field has only been seen three times during her career, making his debut as a juvenile when last of 10 at Southwell in August and she was put away for the season.

Returning this term she made her turf debut on heavy ground over 1m2f in a Maiden Stakes at Doncaster and only beat two home, but last time out at Leicester on soft ground got off the mark in good fashion.

She put it all together in a decent race with the full brother to Baaeed back in third but this is another big step up in class.

The Charlie Johnston trained Sirona is an each way player off the back of her some of her form last term when making her debut at Beverley over 7 1/2f when getting off the mark in impressive fashion.

Sent to Goodwood under a penalty when second to a nice type for David Menuisier, she was then sent into a Listed race in Germany and took the spoils by four lengths.

Returning to England when last seen in October at Pontefract when chucking in her first bad run of her career and although it was a half decent contest, she has it all to do off the back of that.

A potentially nice type for Andrew Balding, Sisyphus Strength is an expensive daughter of Sea The Stars who looks one who should improve for this step up in trip.

Fourth of 11 at Kempton on debut behind Luckin Brew who was having her first run, she then got off the mark herself when sent to Nottingham over 1/2 a furlong further.

Last seen on her final run of last term at Newmarket behind 1000 Guineas fourth Caernarfon, she could turn out to be a very nice horse and the step in trip will surely bring progression.

Ashtanga for Freddie & Martyn Meade has only been seen twice in her career to date, making her debut at Salisbury over a mile when making a solid start to her career in third.

She was then seen getting off the mark at Nottingham on soft ground beating Khinjani for trainer Ed Walker.

A horse that will progress with time and a step up in trip in this event and having already showed she handles soft ground she could be one to go close at a price.

Seen just once as a juvenile when fifth of eight at Thurles over a mile in a Maiden, she was then put away for her three year old campaign.

Given her seasonal debut this term she made a huge impression at Leopardstown when stepped up to 1m2f and going on to beat stablemate Boogie Woogie by 2 1/4 lengths.

Boogie Woogie has since bolted up in a Fillies' Maiden at Naas and the third Azazat has also gone on to frank the form in a good way.

The softer the better for her off the back of her sole run this season and the step up in trip should suit being a daughter of Galileo.

O'Brien has won seven of the last 14 renewals of this race.

The final runner of the Cheshire Oaks is Ermesinde for trainer Kevin Philippart De Foy who has been seen twice to date making her debut at Lingfield in February when winning a Maiden over 1m2f.

Sent back over the same C&D when last seen under a penalty she finished a neck second behind a horse for Jack Channon giving over a stone away.

Will get the trip but might find a few too good.