Ouija Board wins Irish Oaks

2004 DARLEY IRISH OAKS 1 Ouija Board 4-7 fav Kieren Fallon (E Dunlop) 2 Punctillious 5-1 L Dettori (S Suroor) 3 Hazarista 20-1 M J Kinane (J Oxx)

Ouija Board completed an English/Irish Oaks double by beating six rivals in the Irish Classic at The Curragh on Sunday.

The odds-on favourite, ridden by Kieren Fallon, becomes the sixth filly to do the double in the last 25 years.

Frankie Dettori's mount Punctillious was just one length behind in second with Hazarista coming in third.

Ouija Board, trained by Ed Dunlop, had been supplemented for the race at a cost of £26,500.

"I was always confident but the race was a little bit messy," said winning jockey Fallon.

"I did not want to get blocked in. She got a clear run and won it nicely."

Danelissima cut out much of the running, but Epsom second All Too Beautiful took over turning for home, with Punctilious virtually alongside.

Ouija Board was taking closer order all the time and she responded well when Fallon asked her to quicken.

Punctilious, 10-and-a-half lengths behind Lord Derby's filly at Epsom when third, tried to rally and lost little in defeat, but Ouija Board was always holding her and finished a comfortable length to the good.