Irish Oaks Festival Day Two predictions: One Look worth catching at the Curragh
Enda McElhinney
Irish Oaks Festival Day Two: Best bet, each-way selection and treble
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The Curragh is the stage for the Irish Oaks Festival this weekend and Sunday will see another cracking card at the Co Kildare venue. It is an eight-race card from the Curragh, including the Meadow Court Stakes and the Romanised Minstrel Stakes at Ireland's home of Flat racing.
Here is everything you need to know for day two, including the day's best bets.
Day 2 – Key info
First race: 13:20 Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden Feature race: 15:40 Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)
The Group 2 Romanised Minstrel Stakes over seven furlongs is the feature contest on the second afternoon of the Irish Oaks Festival at the Curragh and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Diego Velazquez is the star attraction in the feature race.
Best bet of the day
Back One Look to win the Al Shira'aa Racing Meadow Court Stakes (14:30) @ 4/1 Paddy Twomey's One Look was a Group 3 winner over a mile here in April and ran a cracker behind Porta Fortuna in May.
She got caught wider than ideal in the Duke Of Cambridge at Royal Ascot and paid a price, though that was a much stronger event than the one she is contesting back here over this extra furlong.
The Gleneagles filly has figures of 221 at this track and could be too classy for these rivals eased in grade.
Best each-way bet of the day
Back Room Service each-way in the Romanised Minstrel Stakes (15:40) @ 4/1
The Group 2 feature race isn't as strong on paper as in years past. Diego Velazquez is going to head the market but the Ballydoyle four-year-old ran no sort of race on his comeback at Royal Ascot and drops back to this trip for the first time since his debut maiden win here in 2023.
Kevin Ryan's team are in decent shape and he sends over Room Service after a couple of solid efforts in this grade at Haydock and York in recent months.
He did not do much wrong when second in the Criterion Stakes three weeks ago and forecast rain at the Curragh across the weekend will only aid the cause of a four-year-old colt whose best form is on soft ground.
Day 2 acca
We will be providing an accumulator suggestion for each day of Curragh's Irish Oaks Festival. On day two, our treble pays over 33/1 with LiveScore Bet.
This Ballydoyle-trained daughter of Frankel has twice run with credit in Group 3s, including the Albany at Royal Ascot and should take advantage of this chance in maiden company.
Bet 2: One Look to win the Al Shira'aa Racing Meadow Court Stakes (14:30) @ 4/1
Paddy Twomey's daughter of Gleneagles has a sparkling record around here and should take advantage of an ease in grade.
Bet 3: Lady In Paris to win the Kwiff Handicap (15:05) @ 9/2
A lightly-raced daughter of Blue Point, Lady In Paris won at Leopardstown in June and has since run a promising third here behind two useful prospects. Eased 1lb, she should relish this extra furlong.
The latest horse racing odds for Curragh's Irish Oaks Festival are available with LiveScore Bet
