Snowfall coasts home in the Irish Oaks

The Deep Impact filly hit the front two furlongs from home and eased clear in the hands of Ryan Moore to cross the line eight and a half lengths clear of stablemate Divinely

Sat, 17 Jul, 2021 - 17:26

Darren Norris, The Curragh

Blistering sun and snow don’t go together but the opposition was the only thing that melted in the Group 1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks as Snowfall ran out an imperious winner of the Curragh Classic.

Sent off the 2-7 favourite to complete an Oaks double on the back of a recording-breaking 16-length victory at Epsom last month, the Deep Impact filly hit the front two furlongs from home and eased clear in the hands of Ryan Moore to cross the line eight and a half lengths clear of stablemate Divinely with Nicest, trained by Donnacha O’Brien, a half-length further back in third.