Hard work brings greatest rewards for O'Brien's tough fillies

Genius is frequently described as being 99 per cent perspiration and one per cent inspiration, but that Aidan O'Brien doesn't seem to sweat much, does he? Maybe when his mobile phone bill comes due, but not otherwise.

His unparalleled feat of training the first three home in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe has been widely and sincerely applauded and will continue to gather lavish praise, but another angle that merits inspection concerns the first past the post at Chantilly. Found is by some way not the best Arc winner we've seen, but her remarkable career provides an insight into attitudes at Ballydoyle.

O'Brien is swift to recognise hardiness in a horse and expert at utilising it. Everyone called Giant's Causeway the 'Iron Horse' for his exploits during the summer of 2000, but 16 years on and we are fumbling through the periodic table again for appellations for his fillies in particular. Perhaps Found is the 'Titanium Horse', although that won't sell too many baseball caps.