Cheshire Oaks

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The Cheshire Oaks is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 79 yards (2,285 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

The event was first run in 1950, and from 1971 to 1985 it held Group 3 status. It serves as a trial for the Epsom Oaks, and the most recent horse to win both races was Light Shift in 2007. The present trophy for the Cheshire Oaks is known as the Robert Sangster Memorial Cup. This honours the memory of Robert Sangster (1936–2004), a successful racehorse owner and breeder.

Winners since 1989

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1989	Braiswick	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	2:23.71
1990	Pharian	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	2:31.40
1991	Peplum	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:31.42
1992	Aquamarine	Paul Eddery	Barry Hills	2:25.79
1993	Abury	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	2:25.21
1994	Bolas	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	2:23.80
1995	Dance a Dream	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:25.07
1996	Tout a Coup	Michael Kinane	Gerry Cusack	2:26.50
1997	Kyle Rhea	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	2:36.37
1998	High and Low	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	2:29.49
1999	Valentine Girl	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	2:25.02
2000	Solaia	Jimmy Fortune	Paul Cole	2:26.35
2001	Rockerlong	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	2:22.55
2002	Shadow Dancing	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	2:24.07
2003	Hammiya	Willie Supple	Marcus Tregoning	2:25.49
2004	Hidden Hope	Ted Durcan	Geoff Wragg	2:27.30
2005	Alumni	Richard Hughes	Barry Hills	2:31.04
2006	Time On	Frankie Dettori	John Dunlop	2:26.06
2007	Light Shift	Ted Durcan	Henry Cecil	2:22.99
2008	Sail	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:27.92
2009	Perfect Truth	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:22.17
2010	Gertrude Bell	William Buick	John Gosden	2:26.98
2011	Wonder of Wonders	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:24.81

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Cheshire Oaks.
• pedigreequery.com – Cheshire Oaks – Chester.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races