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Last Updated: Friday, 6 June, 2003, 12:48 GMT 13:48 UK
Friday at Epsom
All the action from the first day of racing at Epsom's Derby meeting.

Casual Look, ridden by Martin Dwyer and trained by Andrew Balding, wins the big race of the day, the Vodafone Oaks.

The triumph gives jockey Martin Dwyer a treble following early wins on Aldora and Passing Glance.


1605 Vodafone Oaks

1 Casual Look (Martin Dwyer) 10-1
2 Yesterday (M J Kinane) 10-3 Fav
3 Summitville (M Fenton) 25-1
15 ran

Casual Look gave Andrew Balding - brother of BBC commentator Clare - a great victory in the Vodafone Oaks in his first season as a trainer.

The 10-1 chance, completing a treble for jockey Martin Dwyer, challenged fast and late on the outside.

Casual Look beat the 10-3 favourite Yesterday by a neck, with 25-1 shot Summitville half a length away in third.


Other results:

1720 Vodafone Group Services Handicap

1 Tarjman (L Dettori) 2-1 Fav
2 Court Masterpiece (K Fallon) 8-1
3 Soyuz (P Robinson) 5-1
4 Jay Gee's Choice (M Fenton) 25-1
16 ran


1645 Vodafone Surrey Stakes

1 Rimrod (K Fallon) 11-4 Jt Fav
2 Naahy (J P Spencer) 11-4 Jt Fav
3 Duty Paid (T Quinn) 9-2
9 ran


1525 Vodafone Coronation Cup

1 Warrsan (P Robinson) 9-2
2 Highest (L Dettori) 6-1
3 Black Sam Bellamy (M J Kinane) 4-1 Fav
9 ran

Philip Robinson led Warrsan to victory by half a length in this exciting contest over the Derby course and distance.

Highest was second with Irish raider Black Sam Bellamy a close third.


1445 Vodafone Newbury Handicap

1 Akshar (J Murtagh) 5-4
2 Danelor (P Hanagan) 6-1
3 Pagan Dance (Pat Eddery) 9-1
14 ran

Johnny Murtagh and Akshar triumph in the famous colours of the Aga Khan.

But the heavily backed 5-4 favourite, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, had to work hard for success as Paul Hanagan almost stole the race on Danelor.

He opened up an eight-length lead at one stage, but Murtagh had him in his sights and managed to wear down the 6-1 chance in the final furlong to win by a length and a half.


1410 Vodafone Corporate Handicap

1 Passing Glance (Martin Dwyer) 16-1
2 Highland Shot (K Fallon) 9-2F
3 Anna Walhaan (E Creighton) 16-1
4 Rafferty (D Holland) 14-1
16 ran

Martin Dwyer makes it a double on Passing Glance, who takes the lead early and never relinquishes it.

Dwyer is now on for an unlikely treble, as he rides Casual Look in the Oaks.


1340 Princess Elizabeth Stakes

1 Aldora (Martin Dwyer) 3-1
2 Londonnetdotcom (S Drowne) 6-1
3 Pearl Queen (J Quinn) 14-1
Eight ran

Martin Dwyer guides Aldora to a win in the first race of the afternoon after a strong finish.

Winning her fourth race of the campaign for trainer Mick Ryan, Aldora took up the running in the final half-furlong from Londonnetdotcom (6-1) and held Mick Channon's filly by a length and a half.

Pearl Queen (14-1), trained in Germany by Andreas Lowe, was a further length and three-quarters further away in third


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