Taghrooda: led home a one-two in the Oaks for owner Sheikh Hamdan

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Taghrooda 4-5 to add Irish Oaks to Epsom win

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Dermot Weld’s Tarfasha is joint-second-best with Paddy Power, who make her and Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Marvellous 6-1 shots. Aidan O’Brien’s runner, who was sixth in the Oaks – beaten nine lengths – when sent off the 4-1 favourite, could be joined by a number of stablemates with the Irish champion trainer leaving six horses in the race.

John Gosden had to retire four-time Group 1 winner The Fugue last week, but could see his unbeaten daughter of Sea The Stars instantly fill the void and take her top-level tally to half that this weekend.

“She’s very well and we plan to do a piece of work with her tomorrow and take it from there – everything has gone to plan so far,” said Gosden. “She handled Epsom well but the Curragh is a very fair, galloping track and should hold no fears. I’m like the horses, I don’t look at the odds but we’re very pleased with her.”

NO. DRAW  FORM		HORSE	1/51-3			1/51-3				1/51-3	1/51-3
111-11		TAGHROODA	8/11			4/6				8/11	4/7
81-616		MARVELLOUS	7			6				7	7
1411-313		VOLUME	7			8				8	8
13213-12		TARFASHA	7			6				5	6
12112-06		TAPESTRY	7			14				12	12
481-101		BRACELET	9			7				7	7
648-512		LUSTROUS	14			16				16	16
1501-13		VOTE OFTEN	16			16				20	20
10125721		PALACE	25			16				20	28
94248		NANCY FROM NAIROBI	40			66				66	66
2128-30		BALLYBACKA QUEEN	50			50				50	40
3101253		BEYOND BRILLIANCE	50			50				50	66
115-347		AVENUE GABRIEL	50			33				50	40
7321		MAID OF THE GLENS	66			100				100	100
5816		JUST GORGEOUS	100			100				100	100

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