You Got To Me takes Irish Oaks crown

You Got To Me justified significant market support to surge to Juddmonte Irish Oaks success at the Curragh.

The winner of Lingfield's Oaks Trial earlier in the season, Ralph Beckett’s daughter of Nathaniel had been backed into 15-2 from double-figure overnight odds and had previously finished fourth to Ezeliya at Epsom before filling the same spot in the Ribblesdale Stakes when racing keenly on the front end.

With a tongue-tie applied and ridden with more restraint, You Got To Me travelled comfortably in mid-division in the hands of regular pilot Hector Crouch, who was enjoying the biggest success of his career.

Moving smoothly into contention, You Got To Me showed both her stamina and class when asked to win her race by Crouch, hitting the front with a furlong to run and showing plenty of resolve as the Aidan O’Brien-trained 3-1 favourite Content came chasing in the closing stages.

You Got To Me held a three-quarter length advantage at the line though, with Content in second and Paddy Twomey’s Purple Lily third.

You Got To Me is steered to victory by Hector Crouch in a thrilling finish to the Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh. #RTEracing pic.twitter.com/TlqJPBR1Je

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