Frankie Dettori continued his farewell tour in victorious style with victory on Soul Sister in the Oaks, making up for last year when his strongly fancied mount slipped at the start before finishing a close second.
Earlier, Dettori had grabbed another Group One prize courtesy of that unlucky filly Emily Upjohn, who quickened up superbly well in the straight before quickening away to beat Westover in the Coronation Cup.
The Italian rider, who is in his last season in the saddle and had already bagged a Classic on Chaldean in the 2,000 Guineas last month, is in his pomp and the result never looked in serious doubt when he brought Soul Sister travelling well into the lead on the turn into the straight. “This means a lot to me [my seventh Oaks].
Two great fillies … Emily and this one. I want to soak it in,” said Dettori. “It was a bit messy to begin with and I didn’t want to go too wide but I kept her balanced and he did the rest.