'It's very hard not to have an each-way bet on him' - Aidan O'Brien reveals his Derby dark horse

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Aidan O’Brien opened the doors of Ballydoyle for a media morning on Monday and provided updates on his leading Derby contenders, the excitement surrounding Albert Einstein and several horses flying under the radar. These are four fascinating insights we learned from the trainer

Under the radar: dark horses to follow

Isaac Newton (near, left): put up as a horse to follow by O'BrienCredit: Edward Whitaker

While much of the attention was focused on his stable stars, the trainer provided some names that could be flying under the radar. That list includes easy maiden winner Montreal, who is as big as 20-1 for the Derby on June 6.

O'Brien said of Montreal: “It’s very hard not to have an each-way bet on Montreal at the price he is. He was very smart in Leopardstown when he won and we’re very happy with him. We think he’ll get the Derby trip, although you can’t be sure. But we think he’s a very legitimate Epsom horse."