O'brien Crisis but He Still Holds All the Epsom Aces ; Fears Grow Over St Nicholas Abbey's Chances
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AIDAN O'BRIEN moved swiftly yesterday to clarify doubts surrounding the participation of his star colt St Nicholas Abbey in Saturday's Investec Derby.
Whichever way you look at the race, O'Brien appears to be the one holding all the aces for Epsom with four horses with outstanding claims. But he may be forced to shuffle his pack after a lacklustre display by St Nicholas Abbey on the gallops on Friday morning.See the full content of this document
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O'brien Crisis but He Still Holds All the Epsom Aces ; Fears Grow Over St Nicholas Abbey's Chances
Until then, O'Brien's belief in the colt was unshakeable, despite his shock defeat in the 2000 Guineas a month ago. All spring he has been talking about him with the sort of reverence that he reserves for the best that he has trained.
Yesterday he tried to p...See the full content of this document
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