Juddmonte's Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) was reported to be fine following her brilliant victory in the G1 Darley Irish Oaks as connections start to think of her programme for the rest of the season. The daughter of Nathaniel took the fillies' Classic by storm, as she swept clear by 5 1/2 lengths from her nearest pursuer Rain Goddess (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) at The Curragh on Saturday, to supplement her success in the G1 Investec Oaks at Epsom.
The dual Oaks heroine's first possible target is the G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot on July 29, but that might come quite quickly. Should that race be too soon, then the John Gosden-trained filly could head to York for the G1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks on Aug. 24.The G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly on Oct. 1 could be the ultimate objective for Enable, although she does not currently hold an entry in Europe's premier middle-distance race and therefore would have to be supplemented.
“She had a little nick on her leg after the race, but that's all it was. She's grand,” said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah. “It was a wonderful run and we were very thrilled with her. Those races are the very nice options that we have, but obviously we'll have to see how she is. The King George is less than two weeks away so it may come a bit too soon, but obviously we'll have to look at it. If she doesn't go there she'll probably go for the Yorkshire Oaks. We'll take it one step at a time. She's not in the Arc, she'd have to be supplemented.”
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