DREAM CATCHER’s St Leger run, third down the backstretch behind SALUTE THE DON and WE JAMMIN, before being relegated to fourth by SENOR BISCOTTI five furlongs out, a position she held to the last half-furlong before LONDON SPIRIT closed late from off the pace, showed exactly why she has outclassed fillies and will do the same in Saturday’s Jamaica Oaks.

Having only lost once to a filly, stablemate TAYLOR MADE in a six-furlong sprint on her second start, DREAM CATCHER’s dismissal of her peers when stretched out in the Thornbird, Portmore and 1000 Guineas cemented the Bern Identity-Double Jeopardy stayer as Oaks favourite in her sleep.

The battle for second behind DREAM CATCHER is far more interesting than what will be a routine win for the Vinute Taylor-owned filly, who has been champion Jason DaCosta’s top earner so far this season with stakes of $5.5 million, arithmetically the difference between the leading trainer and rival Anthony Nunes, whose ANOTHER WOW and TIA MARIA recently won eye-catching races from off the pace.