Friday 3 June 2011

Blue Bunting For Oaks


Frankie Dettori has every faith in Blue Bunting as the filly bids to provide him with his fourth win in the Investec Oaks at Epsom.

The Italian admitted her victory in the 1000 Guineas was a surprise, having expected her best chance of Classic glory would come over a mile and a half.

And while he respects the opposition, Godolphin's number jockey would not swap his mount for anything else as she bids to emulate Kazzia, who did the same big-race double for Sheikh Mohammed's operation in 2002.

Dettori, the face of the Qipco British Champions Series, of which the Oaks forms part, said: "She is the favourite and is a very nice filly, but it isn't going to be a walk in the park. We expected her to run well at Newmarket but we thought she might not have enough speed to win a Guineas. She proved everybody wrong.