• 1st

  

  5 Minnie Hauk
   
• 2nd

  

  7 Wemightakedlongway
   
• 3rd

  

  3 Island Hopping
   

Minnie Hauk was made to work hard but ultimately prevailed to complete an Oaks double in the Irish Classic at the Curragh at odds of 2-11.

Turning for home, Ryan Moore had to get to work as Wemightakedlongway laid down a stern challenge under Dylan Browne McMonagle.

For a moment, Minnie Hauk looked under serious pressure, but she proved a willing partner for the top rider and found enough to score.

Aidan O’Brien extended his record to eight wins in the race, and Minnie Hauk became his third filly to complete the Oaks double after Alexandrova (2006) and Snowfall (2021). O’Brien also completed the Classic double with dual Derby hero Lambourn this season.

Paddy Power decided against changing her odds of 2-1 favourite for the Yorkshire Oaks and 10-1 joint favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

 

Ryan Moore admires Minnie Hauk after her Irish Oaks victory - Credit: Patrick McCann

O’Brien said: “The boss [John Magnier] said he asked Ryan where to go with her and he said she could go to the Yorkshire Oaks and the boss said what about giving her a break and train her for the Vermeille to give her a French prep for the Arc. So all those things are open.

“I think she can do either those things but if she was going down the Arc trial route, she’d have to have a couple of easy weeks and obviously if she was going to York then she wouldn’t have those couple easy weeks. 

“She had a very easy race today as the tempo wasn’t strong so she should come out of it well. I’d imagine we’d have a fair idea in the next week. Looking at her, she probably would love York.”

Shortest SPs for a Classic in Britain and Ireland since 1988