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Beckett outlines plans for Gesture

Secret Gesture pictured finishing second to Talent in the Epsom OaksSecret Gesture pictured finishing second to Talent in the Epsom Oaks
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Ralph Beckett reports Secret Gesture to be recovering well from the injury that ruled her out of the Darley Irish Oaks.

Second behind her stable companion Talent in the Investec Oaks at Epsom at the end of May, the three-year-old looked set for a rematch at the Curragh until she suffered a late setback.

The next possible options for Secret Gesture are the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on August 3 or the German Oaks the following day.

Beckett said: "She's fine and it (the injury) is improving all the time.

"Hopefully we'll be able to start riding her out again on Monday or Tuesday and we'll see how things progress from there.

"There is the Nassau or the German Oaks and if we feel she isn't ready for either of those, we can wait for the Yorkshire Oaks (August 22) three weeks later."