Frankie Dettori lands Oaks on Soul Sister in his final year in the saddle

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. I’m not going to sleep tonight!”

The third favourite Running Lion, a stable companion of the winner, was withdrawn at the start after unseating her rider, Oisin Murphy, in the stalls.

Dettori, who will ride the second favourite Arrest in Saturday’s Derby at Epsom, said of Emily Upjohn: “They went a decent gallop and settled really good. When she hit the two-furlong marker she took off. She’s a top-class filly and things didn’t go right last year [when slipping at the start in the Oaks before finishing second],” said the winning rider.

Winning trainer John Gosden reported: “She’s in the Hardwicke at Ascot or you could have a look at a race like the Eclipse. It’s one or the other and we’ll have a think. She’d have no trouble coming back to 10 furlongs at Sandown, so I slightly favour the Eclipse at