Stars camp have ground for optimism

A warm Friday and a positive weather forecast provided hope for the organisers of Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby that Sea The Stars will be among the line-up.

Stars camp have ground for optimism
Fri, 26 Jun, 2009 - 17:36

A warm Friday and a positive weather forecast provided hope for the organisers of Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby that Sea The Stars will be among the line-up.

The colt’s trainer John Oxx was concerned about conditions becoming too soft at the Curragh after 12mm of rainfall on Thursday night.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: EpsomPlace: EuropePlace: FrancePlace: CurraghPlace: DerrinstownPlace: GuineasPerson: StarsPerson: John OxxPerson: CurraghPerson: OxxPerson: Paul HenseyPerson: JohnPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: Seamie HeffernanPerson: Colm O’DonoghuePerson: O’BrienPerson: JosephPerson: Hail CaesarPerson: MurtaghPerson: BallydoylePerson: Fran BerryPerson: MourayanPerson: Mick KinanePerson: KinanePerson: BerryPerson: Kevin PrendergastPerson: PrendergastPerson: Sea The StarsPerson: Jim BolgerPerson: St JovitePerson: Gan AmhrasEvent: Dubai Duty Free Irish DerbyEvent: Epsom DerbyEvent: 2000 GuineasEvent: Ballysax StakesEvent: Irish DerbyEvent: Ballysax DerbyEvent: Beresford StakesEvent: DerbyOrganisation: Sea The StarsOrganisation: Sea TheOrganisation: EpsomOrganisation: Fame And GloryOrganisation: RTÉOrganisation: OxxOrganisation: Races
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