Look Here unlikely to contest Irish Oaks
The trainer has all but ruled out running the Juddmonte Oaks winner in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on July 13 as she needs a decent break between her races.
“I wouldn’t rule it out, but I think it’s looking increasingly unlikely she’ll go to the Curragh,” said Beckett.
“She’s not very big, she’s not very robust and she’s only had three starts,” he said.
“There’s the ground as well. Although it was quick at Lingfield (Oaks Trial), she probably is better with a little dig in the ground and my concern would be that at this stage of her life she’d run her race on the trip over.
“For all those reasons at the moment we are edging away from it.”
However, the trainer admits he would dearly love to win the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on September 13. “I wouldn’t rule that out at all,” Beckett went on.
Meanwhile, Zarkava is likely to have a well-deserved rest following her brilliant victory in the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly on Sunday.
The Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained filly extended her 100% record to five with a three-length romp over Gagnoa, completing the French 1000 Guineas/Oaks double in the process.
Connections plan to bring her back in the autumn to take on the colts in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
