Ryan Moore has a further four rides at the Curragh on Sunday and he has big chances on both Jumbly and Jackie Oh if they return to their best from...
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Four Sunday rides for Ryan Moore at the Curragh
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Every chance for Jumbly if running to her best
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Guineas form would give Jackie Oh a big chance
She is by sire of the moment Justify out of our Cheveley Park winner Clemmie, so I imagine she will be popular in the betting and hopefully her backers will be right.
But we also run Grateful, who is by Galileo out of Tepin, so she hardly pales in comparison on the breeding front. I'd have happily ridden either, and let's hope one comes out on top, though this could be a very good maiden. The ground is the big unknown at this stage.
We went into the Duke Of Cambridge confident of a very good run after her Curragh comeback and, while she clearly didn't run badly when fourth at Royal Ascot, maybe we expected a little better. And the ground could be a factor here, even though she won on soft when trained by Roger Charlton.
However, if she runs up to her optimum level, she would have every chance, and the step down to 7f in likely testing conditions may just suit in a winnable Group 2. We will see.
It's a competitive Group 3 but there is certainly no stand-out going into the race, and hopefully Jackie Oh can return to her best after running down the field in the Sandringham on fast ground.
Her previous form, which included winning form on heavy and a fifth in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, would certainly give her every chance in this and the intermediate trip of 1m1f - she has form over 1m and 1m2f - could well suit. To be honest though, you could make a case for any of the eight in here, and that includes our Lambada, who will enjoy the likely conditions.
It's the first time I have ridden him but he has shown a consistent level of form to date and hopefully this represents a fair opportunity for the Justify colt.