Epsom Oaks winner declared for ‘Darley’

Eight runners will line up in the Darley Irish Oaks taking place at the Curragh this Saturday following this morning’s final declaration of runners.

These are headed by Epsom Oaks winner Talent trained in Britain by Ralph Beckett, together with the Lady Cecil trained Ribblesdale Stakes winner Riposte and the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) runner-up Chicquita who will be ridden by Johnny Murtagh and is trained in France by Alain Royer Dupre.

Other notable contenders in the €400,000 Group One Classic include the Aidan O’Brien trained pair of Just Pretending and Venus De Milo and Alive Alive Oh trained by Tommy Stack.

1st race 3.35pm, Darley Irish Oaks off at 6.15pm