Connections happy with Minding

The view from connections ahead of Friday’s Investec Oaks at Epsom, in which Aidan O’Brien saddles three leading hopes.

Aidan O’Brien says he is as much in the dark about Minding’s ability to stay the Investec Oaks trip as everybody else.

The Galileo filly has already proven herself to be brilliant over a mile but steps up another four furlongs at Epsom on Friday.

Having won the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, she was beaten in the Irish equivalent by Jet Setting but it came to light after the race that she had banged her head in the stalls, injuring her sinus.

“She’s in good form and we’re happy with her since the last day. Obviously she hasn’t done much, but we’re happy with her,” said O’Brien.

“We can’t be sure about the trip by any means. She has form in soft ground but going a mile and a half first time, you wouldn’t be sure about it.

“It’s her first time over a mile and a half and we’re looking forward to seeing her run over it.”

O’Brien has three strings to his bow and both Somehow and Seventh Heaven won their trials at Chester and Lingfield respectively.

“Somehow was very green at Chester. She handles an ease in the ground and it looks like one that will get a mile and a half,” said the Ballydoyle maestro.

“We’re hoping that she has learned a lot from Chester and we think that she has come forward.

“Seventh Heaven looked green and a bit at sea in front at Lingfield. She was probably more green than anything.

“We think she has come forward. I don’t think she wants the ground to get too soft, but she’s in good form.”

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