Minnie Hauk planning to swoop for glory at York

MINNIE Hauk can be expected to swoop on yet more prey to claim York's Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks.

- By ADAM MORGAN

Aidan O'Brien's daughter of Frankel has proved tough as teak this season and took her winning run to four when adding to her Oaks success at Epsom in the Irish equivalent last month.

Having worn down high-class stablemate Whirl - herself a dual Group one scorer since - late in the day at Epsom, Minnie Hauk again showed her staying prowess when doubling her Classic tally at the Curragh.

With O'Brien holding all the aces in this Group One he has won nine times, Minnie Hauk is his trump card and it is difficult to see any of her rivals having both the class and resolve to outlast this outstanding filly up the Knaves-mire's long home straight.