Hollie Doyle is used to making history wherever she goes.

Arguably the best female jockey in the world, Doyle broke new ground in Hong Kong to become the first female to ride a winner in the International Jockeys’ Championship in 2020 and she holds the British record for most wins by a woman in a calendar year after riding 172 winners in 2021.

Already the winner of two Group Ones in Britain, she could be on the verge of another first as she attempts to become the first woman to land a British Classic.

On Friday Doyle rides the second favourite Nashwa in the Oaks at Epsom, a race for three-year-old fillies, and as D-Day approaches she is concentrating on the race itself rather than the chance to grab yet another place in the record books.

“Regardless of being the first female, I think any jockey at this stage of their career to win a Classic would be a dream come true,” Doyle said.

“I’d like to think that hopefully I can rise to the occasion and that she can run a big race. It would be amazing if she could win but if she could run a big race, it would be excellent.”

Nashwa heads into the Oaks unbeaten in her two starts this season. A daughter of the outstanding Frankel, who remained unbeaten in his 14 races, she won a Listed race over 2,000m and steps up to 2,400m for the first time.

“There was no definitive answer as to whether she’ll stay off the back of her run at Newbury last time,” Doyle said.

“I didn’t get off her and think she’s definitely not going to stay. Until you try, you don’t know with this filly.

“She’s different to some of the others in the field, she retains a bit of speed and she’s got plenty of gears but the good thing is that she allows herself to settle, which is what you need.

“She’s really well balanced and she’s a straightforward ride, so at this stage she ticks a lot of boxes for the big race.”

If Doyle is to secure another slice of history, she will need to beat Frankie Dettori aboard favourite Emily Upjohn.

A stablemate of Nashwa, Emily Upjohn smashed her rivals by five and a half lengths in the Musidora Stakes, one of the pre-eminent trials for the Oaks, at York last time.

Like Nashwa, she is trained by John Gosden, who is chasing his fourth winner of the race.

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Elsewhere on the Oaks card, Hong Kong Vase runner-up Pyledriver bids to win his second Group One Coronation Cup (2,400m).

An unlucky fourth in the Dubai Sheema Classic when not getting the clearest of runs last time, he will be partnered by Frankie Dettori as he bids to repeat last year’s neck success.

British bookmakers make him joint favourite with Manobo, whose unbeaten record came to an end when second in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan.