'He's a lovely, big horse and the form of his last race has worked out well - he has the potential to be nice this season'
Despite being primarily focused on the Flat, Joseph O'Brien's Owning stable has a select jumps string which boasts several proven Grade 1 horses. The stable are in a great position to add to their haul of a dozen Grade 1s since O'Brien officially began training in June 2016.
Edwulf's Lazarus-like comeback to land the Irish Gold Cup in 2018 will live long in the memory, while O'Brien's CV also boasts three Cheltenham Festival winners, a Galway Plate, Galway Hurdle and two Kerry Nationals to sit beside his achievements on the Flat.
Half of those dozen Grade 1 successes have come from Fakir D'Oudairies, Banbridge and Home By The Lee, who are all set to go to war again this season.
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- 'She's in the Guineas as her work has been very good and we have a high opinion of her'
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- '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'