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Oaks winner Ouija Board has been working well at home in preparation for this Sunday's Irish Oaks at the Curragh. A total of ten rivals have been declared for the Irish classic, including All Too Beautiful and Punctilious, who finished seven lengths and ten and a half lengths respectively behind her at Epsom. I think an awful lot of this filly, so keep an eye on her.
She will probably run in a maiden at Newmarket on Friday but
we’ll see how she works in the week. She is well bred and a typically laid-back daughter of Pivotal.
I was amazed when she had problems with the new stalls on her first racecourse visit. I couldn’t have schooled her better at home and she had always been so easy-going. The problem must be the different type of starting gate but I’m very happy with her temperament. She was withdrawn at the start but I’m sure she’ll make up for time lost.
They will both be better suited to the more galloping track on Sunday, with Punctilious in particular expected to finish a lot closer after putting her Epsom performance behind her with an emphatic display to win the Ribblesdale Stakes just 13 days later. There is likely to be a lot more to come from this improving filly, and she is the value alternative to the favourite.
bet365 Irish Oaks prices... Ouija Board 4/6, All Too Beautiful 7/2, Punctilious 4/1, others on bet365 website. Each way 1/5 odds 1.2.3.
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