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Epsom runner-up Emily Upjohn to face seven in Irish Oaks on the Curragh

Emily Upjohn and Frankie Dettori

Emily Upjohn will tackle seven rivals within the Juddmonte Irish Oaks on the Curragh on Saturday however her Epsom conqueror Tuesday isn’t amongst them.

The John and Thady Gosden-trained daughter of Sea The Stars was an unfortunate short-head runner-up to Tuesday within the English equal at Epsom, having slipped popping out of the stalls for Frankie Dettori.

The identical partnership will probably be a heat order to achieve compensation within the mile and a half Basic, with Aidan O’Brien opting to not run Cazoo Oaks winner Tuesday, who ran within the Irish Derby towards the colts final outing.

The grasp of Ballydoyle nonetheless has a powerful hand, as he’s accountable for three of the runners within the Group One contest.

Historical past, a Group Three winner over a mile on her first begin this 12 months, tried a mile and a half for the primary time within the Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot and was three and 1 / 4 lengths behind the Jessica Harrington-trained winner, Magical Lagoon, who reopposes.

Harrington is equally accountable for Fennela, who didn’t make her debut till April and broke her maiden on the third try over course and distance early final month.

O’Brien additionally saddles Emily Dickinson, a winner of certainly one of her 4 begins this time period and she or he drops again in journey, having completed runner-up to Rosscarbery in a mile and three-quarter Group Three at Leopardstown in her earlier begin.

Toy, who has been extremely tried, contesting two French Group One contests on her final two outings with little success, will sort out this journey for the primary time and completes the Ballydoyle trio.

Cairde Go Deo was a overwhelmed favorite when sixth to Discoveries within the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes on the Curragh final September, has gained back-to-back Listed contests this time period and bids to present Ger Lyons a second Irish Oaks success in three years, following Even So’s 2020 victory.

Present Of Stars, who represents Paddy Twomey, can be tackling the journey for the primary time and seeks a primary win since touchdown a Dundalk mile maiden in November.