Horse racing: Oaks day opens Derby festival, Epsom ground news and more – live

Oaks goes off at 4pm BST on Ladies’ Day at the festivalGreg Wood’s preview and tips for all of Friday’s racingGood morning from Epsom racecourse on this first day of this year’s Derby meeting, where racing professionals and a scattering of early punters alike are staring anxiously at the skies and wondering how the ground will be riding for both Friday’s Oaks and the Derby itself in a little over 24 hours’ time.There is plenty of blue sky above the track at present but there was rain earlier and it has already been one of the trickier run-ups to the Classic meeting in Andrew Cooper’s 30-year tenure as clerk of the course. Continue reading...

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