Tough opening round Oaks heat for Diva

The draw for the first round of the Sporting Press Irish Oaks has thrown up a few intriguing clashes.

The sixteen first round heats will be run over two nights with the first six on tomorrow night’s card at Shelbourne Park and the remaining ten on Saturday.

Undoubtedly the toughest heat of the round will be Heat 13 on Saturday. This race features the likely ante-post favourite, Owen McKenna’s Airforce Diva and among her rivals will be recent Roches’ Feeds Oaks winner Tyra Cool as well as leading trackers Killinan Dancer and Montblanc.