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Review curragh 18th Jul
< Snow Fairy swept to a magnificent victory in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh to complete a famous Classic double for the Ed Dunlop yard.
Narrow winner of the Epsom Oaks, Snow Fairy (7-2) had it much easier this time around, picking up the leaders just as she liked with two furlongs to run and quickly going clear under Ryan Moore.
Godolphin's outsider Miss Jean Brodie ran on strongly to take second place, eight lengths behind, with Aidan O'Brien's Lady Lupus the best of the home team in third, another three-quarters of a length away. But this was a one-horse exhibition.< Samuel Morse and well-regarded newcomer Glor Na Mara were expected to be the principals in the Jebel Ali Stables & Racecourse Anglesey Stakes, but they were put firmly in their place by Dunboyne Express
Kevin Prendergast's youngster (9-2), a Leopardstown winner on his debut last month, looked to be going best of all two furlongs out in the Group Three contest and when asked for maximum effort by Declan McDonogh he pulled right away to beat favourite Samuel Morse by eight lengths.
British champion Moore was at his brilliant best as he landed the Kilboy Estate Stakes on the David Wachman-trained Latin Love who had finished second in the Listed contest last season.
He slipped the 9-1 shot through a narrow gap with a furlong and a half to run and the move proved decisive as the filly ran on strongly to hold the sweeping run of favourite Emulous by a length and a quarter.
The market suggested Pathfork (9-2) would put up a big debut show in the L Behan Tarmacadam & Asphalt EBF Maiden and so it proved as Jessica Harrington's juvenile strode away from the odds-on Robin Hood to win by an impressive four lengths under Shane Foley.
Pat Flynn landed the big race at Tipperary with Bahrain Storm and Lisa O'Neill brought the trainer's Mon Champion (11-1) home by two and a half lengths in the same colours in the Thalgo Ladies Derby Handicap.
Ken Condon's Bay Knight (12-1) put in a late challenge to snatch the bettor.com Rockingham Handicap by a hea