'He looks a very good horse and could get the Derby trip' - Aidan O'Brien's exclusive guide to his awesome team for 2025
Conor Fennelly gets the lowdown from the Ballydoyle maestro
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.
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Copy- 'He's done so well from two to three - and I think he's got the pace to be a proper 2,000 Guineas contender'
- 'He's a very, very good horse - and he'll win a big one somewhere down the line'
- 'The 2,000 Guineas was a pipe-dream - but he still excites me and there are plenty of nice races in his future'
- 'We're very much looking forward to her and hope she can go right to the very top'
- 'She's much stronger and her family improves with age - I think she can win another Group 1'
- 'He's done so well from two to three - and I think he's got the pace to be a proper 2,000 Guineas contender'
- 'He's a very, very good horse - and he'll win a big one somewhere down the line'
- 'The 2,000 Guineas was a pipe-dream - but he still excites me and there are plenty of nice races in his future'
- 'We're very much looking forward to her and hope she can go right to the very top'
- 'She's much stronger and her family improves with age - I think she can win another Group 1'