Aidan O’Brien’s massive Royal Ascot favourite and ‘truly exceptional’ unbeaten horse OUT with injury in latest blow
A ‘TRULY exceptional’ unbeaten Aidan O’Brien superstar and red-hot Royal Ascot favourite is OUT – in the latest blow for the top trainer.
O’Brien has already seen staying king Kyprios denied a tilt at a third Gold Cup after he was retired with immediate effect.
And now awesome two-year-old speedster Albert Einstein is the latest big name to be pulled.
The Coolmore-owned monster, who is two from two and won from a nightmare position in the Marble Hill Stakes last time, had been as short as 11-10 for the Coventry Stakes on day one.
For many he was one of the big bets of the meeting, with second-fav Treanmor being as big as 6-1.
But a tweet from Ballydoyle read: “Gr.3 Marble Hill Stakes winner Albert Einstein unfortunately will not run at Royal Ascot due to a sprained joint. He will have an easy three weeks.”
Albert Einstein’s injury sparked a massive market shift.
Godolphin’s £1.7million Frankel colt Treanmor is now the general 3-1 favourite.
While Wathnan Racing’s Postmodern, who was breathtaking in smashing rivals by five lengths on debut, has plunged from 12-1 into joint-fav 3s with some bookies, although some 5-1 is still around.
O’Brien, who is the leading trainer in the Coventry with ten wins, has seen his other special two-year-old colt Charles Darwin cut into around 11-2 for the 6f Group 2.
More to follow.
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