16/07/2013. Last-minute decision on Alive Alive Oh’s Oaks run. A DECISION on Alive Alive Oh’s participation in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday 20 JULY 2013. will be left until as late as possible, with connections concerned about fast ground

Alive Alive Oh

Alive Alive Oh: won of both starts this season and is 9-2 for the Irish Oaks

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Last-minute decision on Alive Alive Oh’s Oaks run

 BY TONY O’HEHIR7:24PM 16 JUL 2013 

A DECISION on Alive Alive Oh’s participation in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday will be left until as late as possible, with connections concerned about fast ground.

Tommy Stack’s filly has endured a frusrating campaign. She was withdrawn on the morning of the race when favourite for the Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot when connections decided the ground was too quick.

Curragh (IRE)SATURDAY, 20 JULY 2013. DARLEY IRISH OAKS (Group 1) (3yo)

  • Winner: €232,000, Runners: 13, Distance: 1m4f, Going: Good To Firm, Channel: ATR
  • 400000.00 guaranteed For 3yo fillies Weights 9st Penalty value 1st €232,000.00 2nd €76,000.00 3rd€36,000.00 4th €12,000.00 5th €8,000.00 6th €4,000.00
NO. DRAW HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
1 3-11 Alive Alive Oh74 3 9-0 T Stack25   107 92 116
 
 
2 3-F2 Chicquita34 3 9-0 A De Royer-Dupre   — 121 126
 
 
3 31132 Just Pretending30 3 9-0 A P O´Brien73   107 99 121
 
 
4 641-22 Magical Dream34  3 9-0 A P O´Brien73   105 94 120
 
 
5 518009 Masarah14 3 9-0 Clive Brittain50   — 96 114
 
 
6 423-26 Miss You Too50 3 9-0 David Simcock65   — 104 111
 
 
7 211 Riposte30  3 9-0 Lady Cecil100   — 104 125
 
 
8 21055 Say20  3 9-0 A P O´Brien73   107 88 118
 
 
9 27-412 Scintillula21 3 9-0 J S Bolger89   104 97 118
 
 
10 21-12 Secret Gesture50 3 9-0 Ralph Beckett50   — 108 126
 
 
11 31-11 Talent50  3 9-0 Ralph Beckett50   — 116 130
 
 
12 1- Tarana314  3 9-0 John M Oxx100   — 75 101
 
 
13 11 Venus De Milo24  3 9-0 A P O´Brien73   — 51 117
 
 
Alive Alive Oh was then due to run in the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on June 30, but was reported to be in season and missed the race.

“If it is on the firm side, she will not run. I’d imagine it will be a last-minute decision. If the ground is good, safe ground the filly will run,” said assistant trainer Fozzy Stack.

Fast ground looks likely at the Curragh as the going remained good to firm on Tuesday. Racecourse manager Paul Hensey said: “We watered the entire round course today having watered the straight track on Monday.

“We will walk both tracks in the morning and we might decide not to water tomorrow and to resume watering on Thursday and Friday. It was overcast here today and the forecast is for the dry weather to continue, with temperatures rising again towards the weekend.”

Alive Alive Oh, winner of both her starts this season, is a best-priced 9-2 to win the Irish Oaks.

fonte: RacingPost