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8 fillies to line up in Juddmonte Irish Oaks this Saturday

8 fillies to line up in Juddmonte Irish Oaks this Saturday

14th July 2022

Emily Upjohn, the mount of Frankie Dettori, is one of eight fillies who will line up in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks taking place at the Curragh this Saturday.  Runner up in the Epsom Oaks, she will attempt to give trainer John Gosden his fourth winner in the race, having won with Star Catcher, Enable and Great Heavens.

Ribblesdale Stakes winner Magical Lagoon and Fennela will represent trainer Jessica Harrington, while Aidan O’Brien will have a team of three fillies, Emily Dickinson, Toy and History.  Cairde Go Deo trained by Ger Lyons and Show of Stars trained by Paddy Twomey also feature in the Group 1 Classic.

Mooneista will attempt to win the Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes for a second successive year and the Jack Davison trained performer will face seven rivals including the British trained Equilateral and Last Crusader.  Castle Star, Cadamosto, New York City, Brostaigh, Geocentric and Ladies Church also feature among the runners for the Group 2 sprint.

Little Big Bear, Slan Abhaile, Voce Del Palio and Kodi Noir are amongst the seven runners in the Group 3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes, while there are 17 runners in the Kildare Village Ladies Derby including Kazakdaria who will be ridden by Rachael Blackmore and 17 runners in the valuable Paddy Power Scurry including Gustavus Weston, Urban Beat, Laugh A Minute and Mr Wagyu trained in Britain by John Quinn.

12 two-year-olds will line up in the opening Juddmonte “Expert Eye” Maiden, while there are 10 runners in the DMG Media Nursery and 16 in the TaxAssist Accountants Kildare South Maiden

Ground

 

Good, Good to Firm in places, Watering continues

 

Forecast: dry with temperatures increasing from low 20s today to high 20s over the weekend

 

Racing on middle track and stalls in centre for all sprints

 

Entries

Link to declared runners

https://status.hri-ras.ie/entries/Microsoft_Word__2022_ONOR201.PDF?id=5&v=20220714101229

 

Sunday: Declared runners close 10am tomorrow
 

Latest betting

Juddmonte Irish Oaks

Paddy Power: 1-2 Emily Upjohn, 4 Magical Lagoon, 10 Emily Dickinson, 12 History, 16 Cairde Go Deo, 25 Fennela, 33 Show Of Stars, Toy

Paddy Power Scurry Handicap

Paddy Power: 11-2 Andreas Vesalius, Coumshingaun, 6 Mr Wagyu, 8 Nordic Passage, 10 No More Porter, 11 Lord Dudley, 14 Half Nutz, Neo Soul, Quarantine Dreams, 16 Big Gossey, Gustavus Weston, Urban Beat, 20 Goodnight Girl, Majestic Colt, 25 Blairmayne, Mickey The Steel, 33 Laugh A Minute


Gate Opening Times

Saturday 11am, first of 8 races 1.30pm, final race 5.25pm

Sunday 11.30am, first of 8 races 1.40pm, with Corinthian Challenge in aid of the Irish Injured Jockeys at 5.30pm

Where to watch

Racing TV – all races

RTE - Saturday – 5 races live

ITV – Juddmonte Irish Oaks and Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes

Transport

Trains to Kildare and Newbridge with free shuttle service with pick up locations in both towns

Expressway service from Dublin City Centre – see expressway.ie

Free car parking

Admission

Special offers still available www.curragh.ie/tickets

Entertainment

Saturday features the Barberstown Castle Lady of the Curragh Style competition with judges Marty Morrissey and Sinead Kennedy.  

Live music from Nitetrain and Ross G

Sunday features the Curragh Kids Zone with free activities for younger racegoers.  To celebrate All Ireland Hurling weekend, Kids are encourage to wear their GAA county or club colours to win a prize

Sectional Timing

The Curragh will introduce the exciting innovation of publishing sectional timing with four races on each day as part of the phased roll-out of the system.