8 declared for Darley Irish Oaks Eight horses will line up in the Darley Irish Oaks taking place at the Curragh this Saturday following this morning’s final declaration of runners. The runners are headed by Epsom Oaks winner Talent trained in Britain by Ralph Beckett. The Lady Cecil trained Ribblesdale Stakes winner Riposte and the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) runner-up Chicquita trained by Alain Royer Dupre are also declared. Johnny Murtagh has been booked to ride the French challenger. Other notable contenders in the €400,000 Group One Classic include the Aidan O’Brien trained pair of Just Pretending and Venus De Milo and Alive Alive Oh trained by Tommy Stack. Riposte and Talent are the 5/2 joint-favourites with leading bookmakers Bet365 and Paddy Power. The first race on Saturday is at 3.35pm, the Darley Irish Oaks is set to take place at 6.15pm.
