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The Sir Michael Stoute-trained filly Infinite Cosmos, who is one of the leading chances for the Group 1 Epsom Oaks next month, has been declared at York on Wednesday.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained filly Infinite Cosmos, who is one of the leading chances for the Group 1 Epsom Oaks next month, has been declared at York on Wednesday.

Infinite Cosmos has only had two career starts so far and began with a promising debut second on soft ground at Doncaster last October, only beaten a short-head by the reopposing Sea Of Roses. She improved over the winter break to shed her maiden tag in nice style at Newmarket on the Friday of the Guineas Festival weekend, winning by over four lengths in a 1m 2f good ground maiden. Ryan Moore rode the filly on both occasions but Wednesday will see Richard Kingscote aboard for the first time in the Group 3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes over 1m 2f.

Jockey, Richard Kingscote said: "She's a nice filly who was impressive at Newmarket. Hopefully we will learn more this week."

Connections will be hopeful she can continue to progress and build her Epsom claims. She is currently around 7/1 for the Classic after her impressive Newmarket maiden victory.

It looks a competitive line-up with Sea Of Roses declared, after posting a good effort in a French Group 3 last month. Gather Ye Rosebuds out ran odds to record an impressive nine and a half-length debut triumph at Newbury and will be looking to keep up the promising profile. Novakai was runner up in the Group 1 Fillies Mile at Newmarket last October and is fancied alongside Midnight Mile who was fourth tackling the Group 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. 

Lambada, who won a soft ground 1m 2f maiden at Gowran Park (Ireland) last month, is the only Irish runner. Lingfield all-weather debut winner, Empress Wu and Frankie Dettori's mount Soul Sister make up the line-up.