EPSOM clerk of the course Andrew Cooper believes the going for tomorrow’s Investec Oaks will “not be far off good”.

A total of six millimetres of rain had fallen overnight and into yesterday afternoon, with more forecast in the evening.

However, a dry and warm day is expected today which Copper feels will negate any further rainfall leaving the ground almost as it is now.

“We had been dry since 7am up until having a shower about 3pm,” said Cooper.

“That will have amounted to about a millimetre and we had five overnight.

There’s the possibility of more tonight but it should have cleared by midnight.

“We’re calling it good, good to soft in places.

“Tomorrow is supposed to be dry and fresh, around 20C, and Friday day will be dry and humid. There’s a risk of thunder on Friday night, however.

“I think for the Oaks, we’ll be looking at ground that will not be far off good.”

A total of 17 fillies have been declared for the Classic, including Dermot Weld’s Tarfasha, a proven good ground performer, so connections will be pleased the heavier rain is not due until after the race Her jockey Pat Smullen told At The Races: “I just hope they don’t have much more rain and it dries out as she’s a very good moving filly.

“If it did come down, she wouldn’t be a certain runner.

“She’s done well from two to three. She was a weak little filly last year, she wasn’t over-raced and she was given plenty of time over the winter. She developed well.”

Tarfasha is owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, as is one of the favourites, John Gosden’s Taghrooda.

Aidan O’Brien’s Marvellous has overtaken Taghrooda at the top of the market with some bookmakers after a brilliant display in the Irish 1,000 Guineas. She is the choice of Joseph O’Brien.

David Simcock is one of a number of trainers with more than one chance.

He runs the Musidora winner Madame Chiang and Momentus, who finished third in the Lingfield Oaks Trial behind Ralph Beckett’s Honor Bound.