WHILE the Derby is still waiting for a colt to grab it by the throat and say you’re mine (and it probably won’t happen now until they enter the final furlong), the Oaks is shaping up to be a cracker.

All the concentration on Wednesday was on the Musidora Stakes at York, which meant that Pleascach’s win in the Blue Wind Stakes at Naas three and a half hours later may have gone under the radar a little.