Virginia Waters added to Oaks field

Connections of Virginia Waters have supplemented the Aidan O'Brien-trained filly for the Vodafone Oaks at a cost of £20,000.

Connections of Virginia Waters have supplemented the Aidan O'Brien-trained filly for the Vodafone Oaks at a cost of £20,000.

The 1000 Guineas heroine is one of two additions to the Epsom Classic as Godolphin have added Fen Shui. That means a maximum of 13 will go to post for the mile-and-a-half showpiece on Friday.

O'Brien had indicated earlier in the week he would supplement the daughter of Kingmambo if the ground looked like it may be on the quick side.

She was last seen finishing a disappointing eighth on much softer conditions in the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh last weekend.

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The lightly-raced Fen Shui finished 10th in the Newmarket Classic on her only start this season.

O'Brien is also responsible for Mona Lisa and Silk And Scarlet but a notable absentee is Frances Crowley's Irish 1000 winner Saoire.

Jim Bolger's Pictavia and Dermot Weld's Dream To Dress complete the Irish challenge while the Elie Lellouche-trained Argentina represents France.

Heading the home defence is ante-post favourite Eswarah, trained in Newmarket by Michael Jarvis and the easy winner of both her starts.

Lingfield Oaks trial victor Cassydora has also stood her ground along with David Elsworth's impressive Lupe Stakes winner Something Exciting.

Mick Channon's Joint Aspiration, the Michael Bell-trained Higher Love and Brian Meehan's Magical Romance complete the field.
 
Vodafone Oaks: Argentina, Cassydora, Dream To Dance, Eswarah, Higher Love, Joint Aspiration, Magical Romance, Mona Lisa, Pictavia, Silk And Scarlet, Something Exciting, Fen Shui and Virginia Waters (13).