Jim Bolger believes Banimpire had a couple of viable excuses when she finished only fifth behind Blue Bunting in the Yorkshire Oaks last week.

BLUE Bunting set herself up for a potential third Classic victory in the Ladbrokes St Leger after again demonstrating an iron will to win in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks yesterday.

THE classy Hooray should prove tough to beat in the listed Fairy Bridge Stakes in Tipperary tonight.

THE Irish Oaks has historically been a great pointer to finding the winner of the Yorkshire Oaks but, with the first four from the Curragh all taking their places in today’s feature, assessing the merit of that race relative to today’s contest might be secondary to establishing the best filly from that quartet.

Snow Fairy bids to make the most of the absence of old rival Midday when going for glory in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday.

JIM BOLGER’S incredibly durable filly Banimpire makes the journey from Ireland as she bids to secure her seventh victory of the season in tomorrow’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

Dual Classic winners Blue Bunting and Snow Fairy feature among the nine fillies declared for the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday.

GODOLPHIN’S dual Classic winner Blue Bunting is set to be the headline act in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks at York on Thursday.

IT has been another good week, with four winners since last Sunday before racing last night but it might even have been better if a bit more luck had gone our way.

BANIMPIRE, beaten a short head by Blue Bunting in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Sunday, could join the star line-up for the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on July 30.

THE great Frankie Dettori produced a magical piece of riding to snatch the Darley Irish Oaks on Blue Bunting at the Curragh yesterday.

Frankie Dettori snatched a last-gasp victory on Blue Bunting in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

THE weight of money for Wonder Of Wonders in tomorrow’s Darley Irish Oaks suggests the filly is poised to reverse Investec Oaks form with Dancing Rain and if that is the case it will bring trainer Aidan O’Brien one step closer to a second Irish Classic clean sweep.

William Haggas is keen to see if Dancing Rain can follow up her victory in the Oaks at Epsom with success in the Darley-sponsored Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Sunday.

Blue Bunting will seek her second Classic of the year in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on July 17.

AFTER a week-long saga over their intended Derby rides, it was finally down to the action at Epsom as Johnny Murtagh's supreme effort on Dancing Rain forced Kieren Fallon and Wonder Of Wonders to settle for second in yesterday's Investec Oaks.

Dancing Rain benefited from a brilliant front-running ride by Johnny Murtagh to take the glory in the Investec Oaks at Epsom.

Seamie Heffernan has grand designs of partnering Misty For Me to a second Classic success in as many weeks in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

Frankie Dettori has every faith in Blue Bunting as the filly bids to provide him with his fourth win in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

Blue Bunting will take on 12 fillies in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

CONNECTIONS of Blue Bunting report the 1000 Guineas winner to be in top form ahead of the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

LAUGHING Lashes put Newmarket behind her in the Irish 1000 Guineas last Sunday and it was nice to see the Moyglare form franked, with the first three in that race finishing first, second and third at the Curragh last weekend.

THE Curragh yesterday belonged to Aidan O’Brien.

IF Richard Hannon’s Dubawi Gold repeats his heroics in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket then he will surely land the Irish equivalent at the Curragh this afternoon.

JOHN GOSDEN’S Maqaasid finished a fine third behind Blue Bunting in the Newmarket 1,000 Guineas earlier in the month and her trainer is hoping this tough filly can gain some compensation in tomorrow’s French equivalent.

JOVIALITY shed little light on next month’s Investec Oaks when losing her maiden tag in York’s recognised trial, the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes yesterday.

FRANKEL will next run at Royal Ascot after Henry Cecil said that the remarkable 2000 Guineas winner would not line up in the Investec Derby.

Elas Diamond will not run in the Investec Oaks after suffering a setback in training.

IT was hard to avoid the feeling of anticlimax at Newmarket yesterday, but it will not have affected those connected with Godolphin as Blue Bunting slipped virtually unnoticed up the stands rail to collect the Qipco 1000 Guineas.

Godolphin’s Blue Bunting finished with a late surge to land the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in the hands of Frankie Dettori.

Jimmy Fortune needed all his strength in the saddle to drive Brick Red home in the Casino At bet365.com Handicap at Newmarket today.