Group One Irish Oaks Guide 2022

Third last time out in the Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot. She was behind Magical Lagoon there and there’s no real reason why Magical Lagoon won’t confirm the form.

However, History is comparatively unexposed at this trip, so she does have wiggle room for improvement. She’s ran to a good level and should stay the trip, but she has to reverse the form with Magical Lagoon.

Below par in the Oaks Trial at Lingfield when strongly fancied to collect. She was much better next time out though. She ran a short-head behind Rosscarbery at Leopardstown in a G3, and Rosscarbery has been running to a good level.

She will need to improve again though, as the standard set here by Emily Upjohn is high. Moore picks Toy too.

Won her last two starts in listed company. Last time out she won from Boundless Ocean in second, which is useful enough form.

Her penultimate win at Navan was particularly impressive though, and she impressed with the way she really stayed the 1m5f trip.

With stamina assured, this in form filly may surprise a few.

Holds History on Royal Ascot form. She ran out a ready winner of the Ribblesdale and she won gamely – seeing out the extra distance well.

She confirmed she stays the mile and a half, and it was also a career best. She’s clearly still improving, but Emily Upjohn will be a tough one to beat.

Playing for second?

Fennela is from a good middle distance pedigree, and when upped in trip to 12f last time out, she ran out a ready winner over C&D.

She seemed to relish the trip there and she stayed every yard. The level of form she ran to is not anywhere near what’s on offer here though.

She’ll have to improve but she’s still unexposed at the trip.

The leading contender. Emily Upjohn is strongly fancied here to gain compensation from her narrow defeat at Epsom.

She was unlucky in the run and made up a lot of a ground towards the finish. Prior to that, she was unbeaten and she won the Musidora in great style.

She looks the class act, name the distance?..

Show Of Stars has disappointed this season. She ran twice at 2, winning her last start. She did look like she was in for a productive 3yo campaign, but she’s not shown anything yet.

Last time out she was 3/3, and she was well fancied to collect.

Her form doesn’t look anywhere near up to this.

After two duck eggs on the bounce, it’s hard to see why Toy is the pick of Ryan Moore. She’s also the outsider of the Ballydoyle battalion.

She has ran in two French classics though, and she’s regally bred. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise should she run a bigger race than the betting suggests.

Interesting.