Joseph O'Brien: 'He has the potential to be a Group 1 horse this season'
Joseph O'Brien's training operation has gone from strength to strength since he officially took out his licence back in June 2016 after his retirement from race-riding, which yielded over 30 Group 1 successes coupled with a phenomenal ten Classic victories.
His impact was always likely to be immediate in the training ranks as he saddled four winners on his first day with a licence from only seven runners, including with his very first representative.
His first Group 1 winner came only three months later when Intricately claimed victory in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on a special day which also provided brother Donnacha with his maiden winner at the top-level as a jockey.
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- 'He's on a good mark, he runs well fresh and I hope he's a Group horse'
- 'He's improved from his last run and looks in great physical shape'
- 'The plan was always to go straight to Ascot - he's an exciting colt'
- 'He's better than that - you'll see a completely different horse next week'
- 'It could be an interesting change of tactic - this race can be won by fillies like her and it’s a massive grade drop'