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Wed 07 Jul 2007Shift to take her chance on soft groundLight Shift's connections yesterday gambled a €50,000 supplementary fee on their filly overcoming the most testing ground conditions she has had to face to date and completing the English-Irish Oaks double at the Curragh on Sunday.Three fillies in the last 10 years have brought off the classic double, including the Aidan O'Brien-trained Alexandrova last year and the 1999 winner, Ramruma, who like Light Shift was trained by Henry Cecil.