Savethelastdance (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will spearhead a four-pronged attack from Aidan O'Brien on Saturday's G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh. The master of Ballydoyle has already won the fillies' Classic on six occasions, a joint-record alongside Sir Michael Stoute.
O'Brien looks to have every chance of going out on his own this weekend, with 22-length Listed Cheshire Oaks winner Savethelastdance the likely favourite on her first start since finishing runner-up behind Soul Sister (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the Oaks at Epsom last month.
Her biggest threat could prove to be her stablemate Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who completed a third straight win in the G2 Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot last month.
Lingfield Oaks Trial runner-up Be Happy (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and listed winner Library (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) complete O'Brien's quartet.
British hopes are carried by Ralph Beckett's Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}), who was beaten a head by Warm Heart on her penultimate start at Newbury, but has almost four lengths to find with the same rival from their clash in the Ribblesdale just over four weeks ago.
Splitting the pair in second at the Royal meeting was the Joseph O'Brien-trained Lumiere Rock (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) who adds further strength in depth to the Irish Oaks field.
Azazat (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), second in the G3 Munster Oaks last time out for Dermot Weld, and Jim Bolger's Irish 1,000 Guineas third Comhra (Ire) (Vocalised) are the other hopefuls.
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