15:40 Curragh

Saturday 19 July 2025

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Juddmonte Irish Oaks (Fillies' Group 1)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 33.62s

(5)

Bay Colony^p1⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J A Stack| OR: 85| D

125/1

Fairly useful filly. Won Limerick maiden in April. 66/1, 11¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Zahrann in listed race at Leopardstown (1½m, good) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 045-317

(4)

Butterfly Wings^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 83| BF

66/1

Fairly useful filly. Winner at Leopardstown in May. 10¼ lengths seventh of 9 to Barnavara in Blue Wind Stakes at Naas (10.4f, good, 9/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 3-41787

(7)

Island Hopping^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 96| BF

20/1

Useful filly. 11/1, good 5½ lengths fifth of 9 to Goodie Two Shoes in Stanerra Stakes at Fairyhouse (1¾m, good) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 15-3305

(2)

Merrily³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99

50/1

Useful filly who sprang a surprise when 25/1-winner of Group 3 Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) last autumn. Nowhere near that level in 3 outings this year, latterly the Prix de Diane at Chantilly.

Form: 351-900

(1)

Minnie Hauk⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 117| D

2/11

Frankel filly who found further significant improvement when edging out stablemate Whirl in the Oaks at Epsom (1½m, good to soft) 6 weeks ago. Open to further progress and cannot be opposed.

Form: 21-11

(6)

Subsonic^t1⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| BF

33/1

Promising second on 1m Leopardstown debut last October. Only sixth of 12 in maiden at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) on reappearance 82 days ago but remains capable of better. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 2-6

(3)

Wemightakedlongway²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 111

7/2

Smart filly. Navan Group 3 winner on soft in April. Good 5¼ lengths fourth to Minnie Hauk in Oaks at Epsom and backed that up when 3¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Whirl in Pretty Polly over 1¼m here 3 weeks ago, staying on as if this return to 1½m will suit. Can follow the favourite home.

Form: 13-5144

Forecasts

Minnie Hauk (2/11), Wemightakedlongway (7/2), Island Hopping (20/1), Subsonic (33/1), Merrily (50/1), Butterfly Wings (66/1), Bay Colony (125/1)

This should be straightforward for MINNIE HAUK, who can emulate Alexandrova and Snowfall and become the third Aidan O'Brien-trained filly to complete the Oaks/Irish Oaks double. Wemightakedlongway, who was 5¼ lengths behind the selection in fourth at Epsom, is the obvious one to follow her home.