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Flat season 2025
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18-04-2025 10:23AM#1
Aidan 0' Brien stable tour
(Racingpost)Aidan O'Brien clicked into gear in excellent style at the end of last month as Henri Matisse and Delacroix made winning starts to their campaigns as they build towards Classic tilts. The more vaunted three-year-olds still lay in reserve, however, with 2,000 Guineas favourite Twain, Derby market leader The Lion In Winter and last season's Dewhurst runner-up Expanded building up to a return.
Outstanding stayer Kyprios will lead the older battalion, with the unbeaten Jan Brueghel, Los Angeles and Illinois filing closely behind, and it's an exciting time of year for the stable which continues to dominate the Classics each side of the Irish Sea.
In 2022, after Tuesday landed the Oaks, O'Brien became the most successful trainer of all-time in the five British Classic races and his Classic haul now stands at 45 in Britain and 52 in Ireland.
O'Brien says: "It's an exciting time of year because anything can happen throughout the season in so many different ways. The main thing at the moment is to get them started. We feel they have a good level of fitness but they obviously aren't fully tuned up at this stage, as you hope they progress throughout the season."
Older horses
Continuous
Five-year-old colt by Heart's Cry (sire) out of Fluff (dam)
Owners: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
Form figures: 13009-3
Racing Post Rating: 122 Official rating 112
He won the St Leger in 2023 and we’ve stepped him up in trip this year. He ran in the Dubai Gold Cup on Saturday but couldn’t get into it from off the pace.
Diego Velazquez 4c Frankel - Sweepstake
Smith,Magnier,Tabor,Westerberg,Brant 6/48011- RPR 118 OR 119
He’s going to be trained for the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot and will have a run or two beforehand. He’s in good shape and moving well.
Illinois
4c Galileo - Danedrop
Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier and Michael Tabor 212221- RPR 119 OR 116
He's in good form but we're not 100 per cent sure where we start him; it could be at the Curragh in the Alleged Stakes [April 12] over a mile and a quarter or he could go to Chester for the Ormonde Stakes [May 8]. He got a mile and seven well when winning on his final run at Longchamp last season and was second in the St Leger, but he's comfortable over a mile and a quarter or a mile and a half.
Jan Brueghel
4c Galileo - Devoted To You
Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith 1111- RPR 120 OR 117
He had a very good three-year-old campaign, winning all of his four starts including the St Leger. He’s very well and working very well but he’s going to have to stand in line behind Kyprios this season I’d imagine. He could have a run before the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot because if Kyprios is there in the Gold Cup there’s probably no point in any of ours running against him. He's definitely a mile-and-a-half-plus horse, even though he won a Group race over a mile and a quarter.
Star quality
Kyprios
7h Galileo - Polished Gem
Moyglare, Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg 111111- RPR 128 OR 122
He's back and in great shape and the plan is to go back to Royal Ascot to try for a third Gold Cup with two runs beforehand. Then everything else can fall into line after that. Everything is very good with him at the moment. He's incredible, he just goes forward, plants himself in second gear and goes asleep. He’s always been like that, even when he was a two-year-old. I remember when we took him to Newmarket for the Zetland Stakes, he went asleep and didn’t wake up at all in the race. His personality is the same still and Ryan [Moore] rides him great.
Los Angeles
4c Camelot - Frequential
Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith
311439- RPR 121 OR 121
We’re very happy with him and the plan is to go for the Tattersalls Gold Cup. He might have a run in one of those mile-and-a-quarter races before. We feel going back to the Arc would suit him well – it didn’t work out for him last year as he ended up making the running and he’d obviously prefer to be getting a lead, but he could be a very legitimate horse this year. He’s big, powerful and has done very well physically.
Storm Boy
4c Justify - Pelican
Storm Boy Partnership
341348- RPR 117 OR 114
He's a new arrival from Australia and he’s fast. Before he came down, we didn’t know whether he'd want six furlongs, seven furlongs or a mile but he's very quick and is definitely a sprinter – that was very apparent the minute he stepped up a gear. The plan is to go to Royal Ascot with maybe a run at the Curragh in the Greenlands Stakes beforehand. You’d be very happy with everything he’s doing.
Tower Of London 5h Galileo - Dialafara
D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
49/1151- RPR 119 OR 118
He won three out of four last year and is in good shape. We're thinking of going to France early for a Group 1 over two miles [Prix Vicomtesse Vigier] with him. Rather than having him run into Kyprios, we're thinking of going a different way with him.
Three-year-olds
Acapulco Bay 3c Dubawi - Je Ne Regretterien
Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith
21-2
RPR 100 OR 100
He ran well when second at Naas over a mile last month and should come forward for that run. He'll definitely get a mile and a quarter and could get further.
Aftermath
3c Justify - Flying
Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith
231-
RPR 100 OR 103
He won nicely at the Curragh last season and was back nearly ready to go but we had to give him another little break again. It will probably be mid-season before he's out again.
Ballet Slippers 3f Dubawi - Magical
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
3213-
RPR 101 OR 104
She did well last season despite winning only once. She had a lovely run at the Curragh when second behind one of Donnacha’s fillies [Falling Snow] – I know he loves her. She then ran very well when third in the Fillies’ Mile, and we were going back to France with her for a mile-and-a-quarter race but she got injured. We’ll train her for the Oaks.
Bedtime Story
3f Frankel - Mecca's Angel
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
11155-
RPR 108 OR 111
She’s good but a little highly strung, a bit like her sister Content. She was a very quick learner and won the Chesham by nine and a half lengths, but she probably wanted to overdo things and she was a bit too keen after Ascot. However, I'd say she’s a smart filly. I’d imagine for her next run she’ll be second or third string and there’ll be no pressure on her; whoever is riding her can try to switch her off and see what happens. We thought Content wouldn’t stay a mile and a half, but she did, and there must be a chance this filly will too.
Bounty
3c No Nay Never - Rosdhu Queen
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
213-
RPR 96 OR 97
He did well in three runs last season, winning at Naas before finishing third in a Listed race at Doncaster. Like Aftermath, he just had a little setback, so he's another one who won't be out until mid-season.
Camille Pissarro 3c Wootton Bassett - Entreat
M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M Brant
02621-2
RPR 114 OR 114
We were very happy with his run at the Curragh when second in the Gladness. We were conscious of not bottoming him on his first run back – we felt we bottomed Giant's Causeway a bit when he won it and he got beat in both Guineas afterwards, so we were keen not to do that against older horses while carrying a Group 1 penalty. The 2,000 Guineas is a possibility but, if Twain goes to Newmarket, this horse could go to the French Guineas. We think he's versatile ground-wise but he might prefer it better as he might travel better on it. He struggled a bit in the soft ground at the Curragh before he got going again and he's a very good mover, so better ground probably suits him better.
Delacroix
3c Dubawi - Tepin
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
21212-1
RPR 116 OR 116
He was just beaten in the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster last year and you'd have to be very happy with his performance in the Ballysax. He is still babyish but he is growing up. I think he'll go back to Leopardstown for the Derby Trial if everything is well, and racing will only help him. We always thought he would stay well and be a middle-distance horse and he's a fine, big, powerful horse. He'll improve plenty fitness-wise. He quickened very well in the straight and is not a horse who will be over-raced.
Dreamy
3f American Pharoah - Tapestry
Flaxman Stables, Mrs Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith
114-
RPR 100 OR 101
She's not quick enough for a Guineas but she could be an Oaks filly. That's why we ran her in the Fillies' Mile, to find out, but she'd prefer going a mile and a half. She's done very well and would like a bit of nice ground.
Exactly
3f Frankel - Heartache
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
2331-2
RPR 109 OR 111
We were very happy with her first run back at Leopardstown when second in the Priory Belle. She had a bad draw and the race was a little bit rough for her. She had a lot to do and it got a bit messy in the end but we think she'll come forward plenty for it and will be much better once she goes up to a mile.
Expanded
3c Wootton Basset - Jigsaw
Coolmore/Westerberg/Mrs A M O'Brien
12-
RPR 113 OR 118
He got beat a short head in the Dewhurst having got kind of a raw deal. He was going into the race for experience mainly as second string behind The Lion In Winter, but that horse didn't run and he got put into the front line, so it was a massive run on his second start. He's being trained for Guineas weekend but he could go to the Curragh for the Tetrarch the day after the Guineas if he doesn't go to Newmarket. If Twain goes to Newmarket, he might take the easier option at the Curragh, given he's not a Group winner.
Genealogy
3c Wootton Bassett - Musical Art
M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M Brant
215-
RPR 91 OR 95
He won his maiden at Punchestown before finishing fifth in the Autumn Stakes at Newmarket. He's ready to start at a mile or a mile and a quarter and we think he could get further in time.
Giselle
3f Frankel - Newspaperofrecord
Brant/Magnier/Smith/Tabor/Westerberg
213-
RPR 92 OR 96
She had a few little hold-ups but we’re looking at her as an Oaks filly with a trial before. She’s headstrong and always trying to do a little more than you want her to, but she’s a big filly, powerful and strong.
Heavens Gate 3f Churchill - Itqaan
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
1410-
RPR 101 OR 107
She was a Group 3 winner last season and we'll train her for a Guineas and see where we go. She's ready to start and will go for one of the trials at the Curragh, Leopardstown or Newbury.
Henri Matisse 3c Wootton Bassett - Immortal Verse
Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd
1251-1
RPR 118 OR 116
He won at the Breeders' Cup last year and did well to win at Leopardstown first time out this year as it was a good gallop and Ryan said he'd definitely be more comfortable going up to a mile. You'd have to be happy with that performance and he'll improve plenty. He's obviously very smart and does quicken very well. He wants to get there late and, when he gets there, he waits.
Ides Of March 3c Wootton Bassett - Nickname
Magnier, Tabor, Smith & Brookdale Racing
43117-
RPR 107 OR 108
He was a Group 3 winner over six furlongs at the Curragh last season and he's on the Commonwealth Cup programme. He could have a run in one or two races beforehand and we'll take it from there.
Isambard Brunel 3c Justify - Magical Dream
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
551-
RPR 87 OR 92
He won his maiden at Navan well last season and is back in full work and in good form, nearly ready to start. There's a winners' race at Cork later this month and, all being well, he's a possible for that.
January
3f Kingman - I Can Fly
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
3122-
RPR 102 OR 105
We think she's a very good filly. She had some very good form last season and ran well when second in the Fillies' Mile on her final start. We're happy with her, she's done very well and we might look at the Park Express with her.
Lake Victoria
3f Frankel - Quiet Reflection
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
11111-
RPR 116 OR 119
She had a longer break than the others because her year was very long, ending up at the Breeders' Cup, where she made it five wins out of five. I'm not sure she'll make the Guineas but we're training her for it and I wouldn't rule her out because she usually comes quickly and she is starting to come, so we'll see. If she doesn’t come in time, she’ll go to the Athasi the day after at the Curragh.
Lambourn
3c Australia - Gossamer Wings
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
115-2
RPR 107 OR 105
We were very happy with his run when second in the Ballysax behind Delacroix and he's come out of it well. We were delighted with it for his first run of the season and he looks like a horse who will get further.
Merrily
3f No Nay Never - Caponata
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
14351-9
RPR 105 OR 106
She's a Group 3 winner, landing last year's Oh So Sharp at 25-1, and we thought she could be a Guineas filly. She was ninth on her return at Leopardstown but we were happy with it for her first run.
Dark horseMinnie Hauk
3f Frankel - Multilingual
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
21-
RPR 84 OR 88
She's improved a lot and done really well physically. She ran twice last season, finishing second at Cork and winning well at Leopardstown. She's a mile-and-a-half filly and is one for an Oaks trial.
Mount Kilimanjaro 3c Siyouni - Decorating
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
5312-3
RPR 107 OR 109
He had some very good runs last season and won well in France before finishing second in the Group 1 at Saint-Cloud. We might run him in one of those trials at Chester. He was beaten at Dundalk on his return but we felt we might have started him a little too early. He looks like he'll get a mile and a quarter well and handles an ease in the ground.
Officer
3c Dubawi - Hydrangea
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
1-3
RPR 109 OR 108
We were delighted with his run when third in the Gladness, especially for a very green horse who had run just once last year. We'll have a look at the Tetrarch with him and possibly one of the Guineas.
Puppet Master 3c Camelot - Realtra
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
214-4
RPR 102 OR 105
He won well at Galway last season and we were disappointed when he was fourth in the Royal Lodge – we don't think he was 100 per cent after that. We were happy with his return when fourth in the Ballysax and he looks like he'll get a mile and a half.
Shackleton
3c Camelot - Damaniyat Girl
P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & Derrick Smith
2213-
RPR 97 OR 101
He won at the Curragh last year and was third in the Zetland. He's in good shape and ready to start; we were thinking of running him last weekend. We think he's going to get a mile and a half and he'll be divided up somewhere with options at Lingfield, Leopardstown or Chester.
Swagman
3c Wootton Bassett - Secretina
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
312-
RPR 94 OR 103
He was second to Hotazhell on his final run last season. Similar to Shackleton, he's one for those Derby trials, although we're not sure he'll get a mile and a half.
Dark horseTakemetothemoon
3f Uncle Mo - Together Forever
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
35-
RPR 82
She had a couple of runs near the end of last season and was third and fifth but it looks like she's going to be a stakes filly. She's a lovely, good-moving horse who will get a mile and a quarter well.
Star qualityThe Lion In Winter 3c Sea The Stars - What A Home
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
11-
RPR 116 OR 118
He won what looked a really good Acomb Stakes on what proved to be his final run last season as he had to miss the Dewhurst. He’s in good shape but took a little time to come right, so he’s a little behind the others. He’s very well but just carrying plenty of condition, so he probably won't make Newmarket. He might make the Irish Guineas and we'll have a look at the Dante as well.
Treasure Isle 3c No Nay Never - Newton's Night
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
004135-
RPR 100 OR 99
He was a Listed winner over five furlongs last season. He's a very fast horse and is keen, so he might not stay that far, but we'll see. He's in good shape and nearly ready to start.
Trinity College 3c Dubawi - Hermosa
M Matsushima & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith
4142-1
RPR 107 OR 105
He made a winning start over a mile at Naas last month and had also had a few very good runs last season. I'd imagine he'll have no problem going a mile and a quarter. He could be a French Derby horse.
Truly Enchanting
3f No Nay Never - Alluringly
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
101-
RPR 97 OR 101
She finished off last season well with a Group 2 win at the Curragh over six furlongs. She's fast and that might be as far as she wants, but we'll see. She could start off in a fillies' sprint at Cork.
Star qualityTwain
3c Wootton Bassett - Wading
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
11-
RPR 112 OR 113
He looks a very good horse. He won his maiden by six lengths in October and came out eight days later to win a Group 1 in France. It ended up soft for both those runs but we think he'd have no problem on good ground. He's done very well physically and is doing everything great. He could start in the Guineas but it seems like he'll also get a mile and a quarter well and, if he's good over that distance, he could get the Derby trip.
Whirl
3f Wootton Bassett - Salsa
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
4511-
RPR 93 OR 99
She won her last two runs last year, including a Group 3 at the Curragh, and has done very well. She could start in a Guineas trial or go to the Oaks trial at Navan. She's working well and we're very happy with her.
Whistlejacket
3c No Nay Never - Adventure Seeker
P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & Derrick Smith
12125-
RPR 111 OR 114
He's already a Group 1-winning sprinter, having won the Prix Morny last season. He was very consistent and is in good shape. He's a very fast horse and we think six furlongs is his trip.
Two-year-olds
We've a lot of two-year-olds to go and you'd have to be very happy with them. We're very happy with the St Mark's Basilicas, there's eight or ten of them here and they are lovely, laid-back and relaxed, like their sire.
There's a St Mark's Basilica colt out of Step Sequence and a No Nay Never colt out of Muirin [full brother to Blackbeard] who look nice. There's also a Wootton Bassett out of Yet who looks a bit different.
Others to mention are a Wootton Bassett colt out of Hence, a Starspangledbanner colt out of Mosa Mine [half-brother to Vandeek] and a St Mark's Basilica colt out of Willow. There's also a St Mark's Basilica colt out of Archangel Gabriel who is a fast horse.
Two for the Tracker
The Trainer
What Twain and Expanded did last year was very unusual as the two of them came out late and in seven or eight days they came back with massive runs in Group 1 races. Twain looks a very good horse and could start in the 2,000 Guineas, while Expanded will be ready to start at the same time and could go to the Curragh instead.
Aidan O'Brien
The Reporter
I've always been a fan of Diego Velazquez, who thrived once he got dropped to a mile last season, twice winning really impressively, and he could develop into a top miler on quick ground this season. There's plenty to come from Ballet Slippers and her juvenile form was very strong. She was thrown into the deep end in the Fillies’ Mile but she ran as well as could be expected having been up with a very strong pace and she could develop into a proper Oaks contender.
Conor Fennelly
The Tipster
Officer shaped really well on his Curragh reappearance behind Big Gossey on soft ground and smacks of a colt who will be best when conditions underfoot are much livelier. Seven furlongs looks his trip. Whirl is a big filly who looks open to considerable improvement this year. She holds Group 1 entries, and could develop into an Oaks contender.
Aidan O'Brien Stable Tour 2025
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OLDER HORSES
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
He’s going to be trained for the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot and will have a run or two beforehand. He’s in good shape and moving well.
JAN BRUEGHEL
He’s very well, done very well and working very well but he’s going to have to stand in line with Kyprios I’d imagine. None of them are going to want to take him on so I thought he could go to Ascot for the Gold Cup or Hardwicke with a run before. If Kyprios is there in the Gold Cup there’s probably no point in any of ours running against him. I’d imagine he’s a mile-and-a-half-plus horse.
KYPRIOS
He's back and in great shape and the plan is to go back to Ascot with two runs beforehand. Then everything else can fall into line after that. Everything is very good with him at the moment, he’s very comfortable. He’s a great horse, he’s incredible. He goes forward, plants himself in second gear and falls asleep. He’s always been like that at home, even when he was a two-year-old. I remember when we took him to Newmarket for the Zetland Stakes, and he went asleep and didn’t wake up at all in the race. His personality is the same still. Ryan rides him great.
LOS ANGELES
We’re very happy with him. The plan is to go for the Tattersalls Gold Cup. He might have a run in one of those mile-and-a-quarter races before, but he’s done very well physically. We feel to go back to the Arc would suit him well. It didn’t work out for him last year where he ended up making the running and he’d prefer to be getting a lead, but he could be a very legitimate horse this time around. He’s big and powerful.
STORM BOY
He’s fast. Before he came down [from Australia], we didn’t know how fast he was going to be but he is very quick. The plan is to go to Ascot with maybe a run at the Curragh in the Greenlands beforehand. He’s quick and you’d be very happy with everything he’s doing.
TOWER OF LONDON
In good shape and working well. He was at the Curragh last weekend and we were very happy. We’re thinking of going to France for the Group One early with him rather than running into Kyprios at home.
THREE-YEAR-OLDS
BALLET SLIPPERS
She had a lovely run at the Curragh where one of Donnacha’s fillies beat her and he loves her. Ballet Slippers ran very well in the Fillies’ Mile, and we were going back to France with her for a race over a mile-and-quarter but she got injured. She’s back and we’ll train her for the Oaks. She’s a grand filly.
BEDTIME STORY
She’s good but a little highly-strung, a bit like her sister Content. I’d imagine her next run she’ll be second or third string and there’ll be no pressure on her and we can try to switch her off and see what happens. She was a very quick learner who probably wanted to overdo things, and she was a bit too keen on her two runs after Ascot but she’s smart. We thought the sister wouldn’t stay a mile-and-a-half, but she did and there must be a chance she will too.
BUBBLING
A No Nay Never filly who could get a mile, most of them don’t but she could. It looks like it might be within her compass and she’s probably a Guineas filly as well.
CAMILLE PISSARRO
We always thought he was very good but he didn’t win a Group One right until the end of the season, so I’d say we probably got it wrong with him. He’s a fast horse, we think a mile is as far as he’s going to go and he’ll have to be ridden to get it. Christophe (Soumillon) was very impressed with him in France, he won very nicely, and I’d say we were riding him wrong and doing the wrong things with him before then. Now we know him, we should be better with him this season and he’s a classy horse. He’s a possible for the Guineas.
DELACROIX
He’s very well, in good shape and was at the Curragh as well. We view him as a middle-distance horse, and I’d imagine he’ll start in one of the trials with the view to being a Derby horse.
DREAMY
She’s not quick enough for a Guineas but she’s an Oaks filly. We ran her in the Fillies’ Mile just to see. She’ll prefer going a mile-and-a-half and is a lovely, big filly who’ll like nice ground.
EXACTLY
She’s going very well and is a very good filly. She could run in a Guineas in England or France and is very straightforward. You can ride her up there and she’s working great and was very good the last day. We made too much use of her in the Boussac but she’s very smart.
FAIRY GODMOTHER
She’s very good. She was away at the Curragh last weekend and I’m very happy with her. She did an unusual thing at Ascot, winning as she did, and worked seven furlongs with ease in the ground at the Curragh and got it very well. It’s very possible she could go to the Guineas without a run.
GISELLE
We haven’t seen the best of her yet. She had a few little hold-ups but was away at the Curragh and we’re looking at her as an Oaks filly with a trial before. She’s headstrong and always trying to do a little more than you want her to, but she’s big, powerful and strong.
HENRI MATISSE
He’s a fast horse who likes fast ground and to come late. I put blinkers on him in bad ground in France last season and he got a bad bump and got frightened but went on to win very well in America. What he did there is a very difficult thing to do, coming from a bad draw and a long way back and he still got there easily. I don’t think Ryan hit him and he’s a horse with a lot of ability. A very good mover, we wouldn’t be in a rush to go on soft ground with him again.
LAKE VICTORIA
She was at the Curragh as well. She had a longer break than the others because her year ran long. She went nicely last weekend in an easy piece of work and I’m not sure she’ll make the Guineas but we’re training her for it. If she doesn’t come in time, she’ll go to the Curragh the day after. Knowing her she’ll probably come in time, she’s that type of filly, and physically has done very well. She’s fast.
LORD BYRON
A staying horse who will want a trip. He was green on debut at Punchestown but came home well and is probably going to want a mile-and-a-half plus.
THE LION IN WINTER
He’s in good shape but took a little time to come right so he’s a little behind the others. He was at the Curragh last weekend and went well, the work was easy what he did. Whether he’ll make it in time for the Guineas I’m not sure, we’ll know in the next week or so. But if he doesn’t, he might be trained for something like the Dante and go straight to the Derby. He’s very well but just carrying plenty of condition so he might not make Newmarket. In the next couple of weeks, we’ll know.
MINNIE HAUK
A filly who has improved a lot. She’s an Oaks Trial/Oaks filly and has done very well physically.
TAKEMETOTHEMOON
An Uncle Mo half-sister to City Of Troy and she’s lovely. She’s a lovely-moving filly and she’ll get a mile-and-a-quarter well and looks like a Stakes filly.
STAY TRUE
A son of Galileo out of Bounce. He hasn’t run and he’s the last one for me by the sire and not far away from a run. Hopefully he’s smart. (last off spring of Galileo)
TWAIN & EXPANDED
What they did last year was very unusual. The two of them came out late and went back within five or six days for a Group One, both of them. Twain won in France and Expanded just got beat in the Dewhurst.
He got a bit of a raw deal in that he was going to Newmarket for experience as second string behind The Lion In Winter and then he didn’t run and he got put into the front line and ran very well.
Twain has done very well physically and he’ll have no problem with good ground.
WHISTLEJACKET
A fast horse. Six furlongs is his trip, he went to the Curragh and worked well.
TWO-YEAR-OLDSThey’ll be ready to start in the next two or three weeks. We’ve a lot to go and you’d have to be very happy with them at the moment.
We try to get a run into everything if we can and eight or ten are ready to go, lovely relaxed, laidback horses.
Ones I’ll mention at this stage are a St Mark’s Basilica colt out of Step Sequence, there’s a No Nay Never colt out of Muirin, a Wootton Bassett colt out of Yet.
There’s another Wootton Bassett colt out of Hence, a Starspangledbanner colt out of Mosa Mine, a St Mark’s Basilica colt out of Willow and another St Mark’s Basilica colt out of Archangel Gabriel who is a fast horse too.
In a couple of weeks, we’ll know more. They’re not named yet, Sue Magnier will be doing that, and she usually puts the good names to the good horses. She’s always done that.
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