The latest scratchings stage for both The Oaks and The Derby closed at midday on 20th May 2025, with several potential contenders taken out ahead of next month’s Classics weekend at Epsom Downs.
Two of the biggest races of the flat season, all eyes will be on Epsom for The Oaks and The Derby and horse racing betting punters have moved one step closer to knowing the final fields.
With supplementary entries due to close around a week before race day, the picture for both races is starting to become clearer as trainers begin to make decisions on running plans.
Derby Scratchings (2025)
The following horses were scratched from The Derby on 20th May 2025.
- Acapulco Bay – Aidan O’Brien
- Calla Lagoon – Ralph Beckett
- Devil’s Advocate – John & Thady Gosden
- Enea – Mario Baratti
- Green Impact – Jessica Harrington
- Hotazhell – Jessica Harrington
- Isambard Brunel – Aidan O’Brien
- Mount Kilimanjaro – Aidan O’Brien
- Pinhole – Ralph Beckett
- Push The Limit – Ralph Beckett
- Rock of Cashel – Aidan O’Brien
- Royal Playwright – Andrew Balding
- Seacruiser – Ralph Beckett
- Spanish Voice – Andrew Balding
- Thrice – Aidan O’Brien
- Trinity College – Aidan O’Brien
- Twain – Aidan O’Brien
Oaks Scratchings (2025)
The following horses were scratched from The Oaks on 20th May 2025.
- Alobayyah, William Haggas
- Ballet Slippers, Aidan O’Brien
- Bonnie Moon, Jessica Harrington
- Bright Times Ahead, Ralph Beckett
- Butterfly Wings, Aidan O’Brien
- Carolina Jetstream, Adrian Murray
- Cathedral, Ralph Beckett
- Cecilia Star, Michael Bell
- Chantilly Lace, Ralph Beckett
- Dreamy, Aidan O’Brien
- Ecstatic, Aidan O’Brien
- Exactly, Aidan O’Brien
- Falling Snow, Donnacha O’Brien
- Happiest, Aidan O’Brien
- Heavens Gate, Aidan O’Brien
- Kate O’Riley, Michael Bell
- Likealot, Ralph Beckett
- Perfect Your Craft, Ralph Beckett
- Purple Rainbow, William Haggas
- Rhapsody, William Haggas
- Sand Gazelle, John & Thady Gosden
- Sandtrap, Ralph Beckett
- Smoken, Ralph Beckett
- Star Of Light, John & Thady Gosden
- Tajlina, Francis-Henri Graffard
- Takemetothemoon, Aidan O’Brien
- Tamam Desert, E.J O’Neill
- Tattycoram, Ralph Beckett
- That’s Amore, Ralph Beckett
- Tswalu, Joseph O’Brien
- Two For Joy, Aidan O’Brien
- Win Me Over, Aidan O’Brien
- Winter’s Song, Charlie Appleby
- Danara, Christopher Head
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at time of writing*
