Second Classic chance for Savethelastdance In Saturday's Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh, Savethelastdance could go head-to-head Warm Heart, her stablemate, as she attempts to win a Classic title. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Savethelastdance went off favourite for the Betfred Oaks at Epsom, following a dominant 22-length victory in the Cheshire Oaks. However, she finished one length and three-quarters behind Soul Sister. Her stablemate, Warm Heart, poses as Savethelastdance's main rival. Warm Heart recently progressed from winning a Listed race at Newbury to securing the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot. Aidan O'Brien also fields Be Happy, Lambada, and Library, while his son Joseph has Lumiere Rock entered, who finished second in the Ribblesdale. Bluestocking, trained by Ralph Beckett, has previously met Warm Heart, having been narrowly defeated by a head at Newbury and finishing third at Ascot, just under four lengths behind. The list of potential competitors is completed by Azazat, trained by Dermot Weld, and Comhra, trained by Jim Bolger. Art Power has won each of his three starts at the Curragh and Tim Easterby’s charge leads 11 contenders for the Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes after finishing a fair fourth in the July Cup last weekend. Karl Burke’s ParisLongchamp Group Three winner White Lavender has been supplemented for the five-furlong contest, which also features Ladies Church, Go Athletico and Moss Tucker. Emily Dickinson could drop back to a mile and six furlongs in the Comer Group International Curragh Cup after coming home fourth over two and a half miles in the Gold Cup at Ascot. Fellow Aidan O’Brien contenders include Broome and Gooloogong, winner of a Navan maiden, with Joseph O’Brien’s Duke of Edinburgh Stakes winner Okita Soushi a possible for the Group Two affair. Valiant King, who was just touched off by Desert Hero in the King George V Stakes at the Royal meeting, is another to note for O’Brien junior, as is Rosscarbery for Paddy Twomey after her luckless Pretty Polly Stakes run. The Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey Stakes has a rich history and after saddling Little Big Bear to win 12 months ago, Aidan O’Brien has five to pick from, headlined by narrow Chesham second Pearls And Rubies. Twomey houses one of the key performers for Sunday’s Romanised Minstrel Stakes in Just Beautiful, winner of a Curragh Group Two when last seen in May. Jumbly finished second on that occasion and could try her luck again, while Ger Lyons has three contenders, including recent Group Three scores Zarinsk and Power Under Me. Coronation Stakes third Sounds Of Heaven is the star name in the Michael John Kennedy Memorial Stakes as she drops back to Group Three level and inches up to nine furlongs for Jessica Harrington.
