Joseph O’Brien’s Thundering On was an easy winner of the Betfred Oaks under a cool Dylan Browne McMonagle at Epsom on Friday.
Betfred Oaks Result
1st THUNDERING ON 5/1
2nd Legacy Link 3/1
3rd Sugar Island 25/1
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Thundering On was a very impressive winner of the Betfred Oaks for Joseph O’Brien and Dylan Browne McMonagle at Epsom on Friday.
The daughter of Frankel won the Salsabil Stakes at Navan last time over 10 furlongs and she came in here well-fancied on the back of that success, but she was a dominant victor after travelling all over her opposition.
Aidan O’Brien’s Sugar Island took them along at a good gallop but with favourite and stablemate Amelia Earhart floundering it was left to Legacy Link to take up the running with a quarter of a mile to go.
Eyes were all trained on Thundering On, however, as she was travelling so smoothly on the shoulder of the leader and it simply looked a case of when McMonagle pressed the button.
That’s how it panned out, the winner three-and-three-quarter lengths too good at the line.
McMonagle said: “We were coming into the race very confident. She’s been improving with every run and there was never a moment’s doubt really.
“I knew there was nothing coming from behind me and I had those in front covered. She’s got a lot of class, great job from Joseph.
“It’s unbelievable, this is what we all dream of doing. The sky’s the limit for her.”
A delighted Joseph O’Brien added: “The objective was to save as much energy as we could as the distance was the question mark. In the straight it was an easy watch.
“For her to be an Oaks winner is really special and Dylan gave her a fantastic ride.”
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