Talent , a 20-1 outsider , dominated rivals to capture the Oaks , the premier fillies ' Classic of the season . The Ralph Beckett-trained filly made a brilliant last-to-first move in the home straight at Epsom under jockey Richard Hughes to lead home a talented field including stablemate Secret Gesture in second and The Lark in third . All the attention pre-race had been on Beckett 's other runner , the Qatar Bloodstock-owned Secret Gesture . Qatar 's Sheikh Fahad decided to buy a half-share in the filly just this week after her impressive 10-length victory in the Lingfield Oaks trial . The endorsement of one of the most competitive owners in the business helped propel her to early favorite in the markets , leaving Talent relatively unexposed . But the chestnut daughter of New Approach showed her true colors as she swept past her rivals to claim victory by 3¾ lengths . The Lark was a further ¾ length behind in third , with favorite Moth in fourth . After a somewhat fractious start in which several of the fillies appeared to become unsettled by the atmosphere on course , an early break-neck pace was set by David Simcock 's Miss You Too , who appeared to taking a keen hold with jockey Ian Mongan . By contrast , Hughes was content to settle Talent towards the back of the field , choosing to make his move after rounding the famous Tattenham Corner and gradually moving up through the field before letting Talent hit her stride inside the final furlong . At the start of the season , veteran jockey Hughes had yet to capture an English Classic . He is now two for two in the fillies ' Classics , having won the 1,000 Guineas on Sky Lantern last month . `` It 's like buses is n't it ? '' Hughes said . `` I thought that I would win five furlongs out , she was going that well . I would say that she would be even better on better ground . '' Beckett added : `` I was n't watching her until she suddenly loomed up on the outside . He just put her in the race and she got keen and started tanking then . `` What a day . Having the first two does n't happen , does it ? '' The Oaks is English racing 's premier fillies ' race and was first run in 1779 , making it one year older than the Derby itself . It gives its name to , among other races , the Kentucky Oaks .
Talent , not expected to win , makes a comeback in the home straight to win the Oaks . For jockey Richard Hughes , it marks his second victory in an English Oaks in three months . Secret Gesture finishes second , ahead of The Duchess and pre - race favorite Moth .