Vintage Tipple, the forgotten filly in the classic picture, is poised for a dramatic comeback in Sunday's Irish Oaks at the Curragh.
Trained by Paddy Mullins, Vintage Tipple hasn't run since picking up an injury in the Athasi Stakes in late April.
A two-length second to Walayef that day meant she lost her unbeaten record but Vintage Tipple's comeback is such that there are some bullish noises emerging from the Mullins camp.
"I would have no doubt she would beat all these horses if she is 100 per cent. The doubt is that we don't know if she is," said Mullins's son Tom yesterday.
"She had a very minute fracture of her left hind canon bone but everything has cleared up perfectly and she is in wonderful form.
"We thought we might be able to get a run into her in the Pretty Polly but she just needed a little more time.
"Ideally we would have liked to have got that run into her but she definitely runs on Sunday," he added.
No rider has been booked for Vintage Tipple but James Toller has already picked up the services of Kieren Fallon for the Pretty Polly-winner Hanami.
"Christophe Soumillon rode her in the Pretty Polly but he is unavailable so we're going for the best," said Toller who suspects the trip will not be a problem for Hanami.
"The more I think about it the more I think she should get it but the only way to find out is to run at the Curragh," he said.
Sunday's classic is set to feature a re-run of the Epsom Oaks clash between the winner Casual Look and the unlucky Yesterday from the Aidan O'Brien stable.
Casual Look will be attempting to become the 10th filly to complete the Epsom-Curragh double.
The ground at the Curragh is "good to yielding", according to the track manager Paul Hensey.
"The forecast is for sunny spells with scattered showers but there is no significant rain expected," Hensey added.
A total of 25 two-year-olds have been left in Saturday's Anglesey Stakes including nine British-based entries.
The forecast going at Roscommon tonight is "firm" and that should suit Fiddlers Bar as he tries to break his duck over hurdles in the maiden.
Ruby Walsh's mount was a bumper winner at Listowel in April and a subsequent run over flights on heavy going at Killarney is best ignored.
Like all the rest in the race Girl Wonder was facing mission-impossible behind Desert Fantasy on Derby weekend but this evening's fillies handicap looks much easier for the Curragh sixth.
Symboli Bay has a 4lb penalty for a seven-length success at Bellewstown over two and a half miles and despite the hike up to three miles for the handicap hurdle, the O'Grady horse looks well up to scoring again.
