Aidan O'Brien Stable Tour

Form profile

Rated 110, he finished second in the Dewhurst as a juvenile but didn’t run to form in three starts as a three-year-old.

Trainer says

Things didn’t fall right for him last year, but he’s back in and moving well. We’ll look to get a run into him and then go for the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

Form profile

Rated 116, he won the Ormonde Stakes at Chester in May prior to finishing second in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and the Goodwood Cup.

Trainer says

He’s one for the staying division again. He did well last year and can hopefully win a big one this year.

Form profile

Rated 125, he won the St Leger at Doncaster in 2024 and the Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs in 2025.

Trainer says

He will be trained for the Coolmore Coronation Cup at Epsom, and we’ll look to get a run into him before it.

Form profile

Rated 119, he won the Derby at Epsom Downs and the Irish Derby at the Curragh prior to finishing fourth in the St Leger at Doncaster last year.

Trainer says

We are training him for the Coolmore Coronation Cup at Epsom. He’ll have a run before then, potentially in the Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh.

Form profile

Rated 123, she won four of her six starts last season, including the Oaks at Epsom Downs, the Irish Oaks and the Yorkshire Oaks as well as finishing an excellent second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Trainer says

She had a great winter and looks in super order. She’s twice as wide as she was last year. Her first target will be the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, and she might run in the Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh as her prep for that. She could go onto the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot in the summer.

Form profile

Rated 117, he won the Goodwood Cup in July and the St Leger at Doncaster last time out.

Trainer says

He’ll be going down the staying route. He’s a big, long-striding horse and we’re looking forward to him this year. We have him entered in Dubai, but I’d imagine he won’t go. He’ll more than likely go for the Vintage Crop and the Saval Beg.

Form profile

Rated 118, he won the Acomb Stakes at York as a juvenile and ran very well in defeat in the Prix Jean Prat at Deauville, the Prix du Moulin at ParisLongchamp, the Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot and the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar last year.

Trainer says

He has done well over the winter, and we are training him with a view to the Lockinge Stakes.

Form profile

Rated 113, he was unbeaten in two starts as a juvenile in 2024, including the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.

Trainer says

We didn’t get him to the track last year, which was a real disappointment, probably the biggest disappointment of the season really. It was a series of niggly things rather than a big setback, so it was frustrating. He’s being trained for the Lockinge at Newbury and will have a run before then all being well. We see him as a miler.

Form profile

Rated 115, he won a maiden at Galway prior to finishing third in the Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket and second in the Futurity Trophy Stakes at Doncaster.

Trainer says

I thought he ran very well in the Futurity Trophy. He could be one for the Derby and we’ll start him off in a trial for it.

Form profile

Unbeaten in two starts in May last year, winning a maiden at Naas prior to beating subsequent Group 1-winner Power Blue in the Marble Hill Stakes at the Curragh. He then met with a setback that saw him ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Trainer says

The number one horse for the 2000 Guineas is Albert Einstein. He’s done very well physically. He’s big, powerful and very rapid. He’s unbelievably quick. We won’t know whether he’s going to stay a mile until he runs over it. The stride people, the heart people and the pedigree people all say he’ll get a mile, but he’s a very quick thinker, he’s quick to leave the stalls, he’s quick into his stride, so we aren’t going to know until he’s asked to do it in a race. He’s going to need to slow himself down and relax. Our intention is to train him for the Guineas without ever having come off the bridle. Our focus is getting him to relax. I’m not sure we’ve had a horse that is as quick mentally as him. When we started working the two-year-olds last spring, we thought they were all no good, as he was so far in front of them all. We thought he was the only real one we had. We know now that a bunch of the others went on to win Group 1s, so that tells you something. He won his two starts very easily and the runner-up in the second one went on to win a Group 1 later in the season. He picked up a little fracture that day and that was why he didn’t run again, but that has healed perfectly and it wouldn’t be on our minds going forward. He’s very exciting. He’s the horse everyone is dreaming about.

Form profile

Rated 112, she won the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh prior to finishing second in the Moyglare Stud Stakes back at the same track.

Trainer says

She looks the right type for the French Guineas. A turning mile will suit her well.

Form profile

Rated 112, he won a maiden at Killarney and the KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown prior to finishing third in the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster.

Trainer says

He looks like one for Epsom. He has done very well over the winter. He’s a great mover and I think Epsom will suit him.

Form profile

Rated 110, he won one of his seven starts last season and finished second in the Middle Park Stakes and the Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket as well as the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar.

Trainer says

He’s a sprinter and will be on a programme to get him to the Commonwealth Cup.

Form profile

Made it second time lucky when winning a 7f maiden at the Curragh in October.

Trainer says

He could be one for the Madrid Handicap at Naas. We’ll see what the handicapper does first. He’ll go up in trip after that and sure he could be a Paddington. He’s a big horse and should progress well. I think he could be a very good horse, I’m just not sure how far he’ll stay as he shows plenty of pace.

Form profile

Rated 110, he won three of his four starts last season, including the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Trainer says

He could be a very good sprinter. He’ll run in the trials for the Commonwealth Cup and all being well will get to the race itself at Royal Ascot in good shape. He’s a real block of a horse, very powerful.

Form profile

Rated 107, he won a maiden at Gowran Park prior to winning the Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown.

Trainer says

He’ll be one to get started in Derby trial. He should stay well.

Form profile

Rated 112, he won a maiden at Galway prior to winning the Futurity Stakes at the Curragh in August.

Trainer says

He could be a very good horse. He had a mishap after winning the Futurity Stakes and that’s why he didn’t run after that. He looks to be one to start off in a Derby trial and he could be one for the Prix du Jockey Club, but I wouldn’t completely rule out the Irish 2,000 Guineas either.

Form profile

Rated 113, she is unbeaten in three starts, including the Ingabelle Stakes at Leopardstown and the Prix Marcel Boussac at ParisLongchamp.

Trainer says

She’s very much like her sire St Mark’s Basilica. She’s made great progress from two to three. She’s very strong, very natural and takes no training. We were a bit surprised just how much she showed last season, and we were happy to finish up with her for the season, as it was all going to be about her three-year-old campaign with her. Christophe was always very besotted by her. Listening to the lads, it’s sounding like she could be more like to go for the French Guineas and Precise could go to Newmarket. That seems to be the thinking at the minute. After that, she could be one for the Prix de Diane back in France.

Form profile

Rated 106, he won three of his six starts last season, including the Goffs Million at the Curragh and the Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown.

Trainer says

He’ll probably start off in a Derby trial and could be one for the Prix du Jockey Club potentially.

Form profile

An unraced daughter of Dubawi out of the one of the very best broodmares of recent times that produced the Group 1 winners Gleneagles, Marvellous, Happily and Joan Of Arc as well as four other black-type performers.

Trainer says

She hasn’t run yet, but we think she’s very smart. There’s a maiden at Naas next week, and so she might start there.

Form profile

Rated 119, he won the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar as well as finishing second in the Prix Morny at Deauville, the National Stakes at the Curragh and the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

Trainer says

He’s being trained for a Guineas. The way the lads are talking, I’d say one other will go to Newmarket with Albert Einstein and it will either be him or Puerto Rico. Whichever one doesn’t go to Newmarket will go to Longchamp for the French Guineas. Longer term, I could see him getting a mile-and-a-quarter, and it wouldn’t be a shock if he ended up in something like a Cox Plate.

Form profile

Rated 116, he won a maiden and the Beresford Stakes at the Curragh prior to winning the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster.

Trainer says

He is one that will be trained for the Derby or the Prix du Jockey Club. I’d say he’ll be very comfortable at a mile-and-a-quarter, but we’ll see how his trials go.

Form profile

Rated 106, he won a maiden at Goodwood prior to finishing a never-nearer fourth behind Pierre Bonnard in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud.

Trainer says

He’s a dark horse. He’s much better than we’ve seen on the track so far. He’s one that is likely to start off in a Derby trial. He could improve a good bit from what we’ve seen so far.

Form profile

Rated 110, he has won three of his six starts, including the Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh and the British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes at Ascot.

Trainer says

He will be a work partner for Brussels and Charles Darwin. He’ll run in those sprints too and should pay his way.

Form profile

Made it second time lucky when winning a maiden at Leopardstown by eight lengths in August.

Trainer says

He won very easily at Leopardstown and is an exciting horse. He could be one for the Derby, but we haven’t picked out a starting point for him yet. He’s not short of pace, but we think he could stay a mile-and-a-half. He could be a dark one for the Derby.

Form profile

Rated 113, he won a maiden at Dundalk prior to winning the Zetland Stakes at Newmarket and the Criterium de Saint-Cloud.

Trainer says

We’re very happy with how he has wintered. He’s very straightforward, very relaxed, very chilled. Christophe was always super impressed with him. He’s being trained for the Derby and will most likely run in the Ballysax Stakes and the Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial at Leopardstown before then.

Form profile

Rated 114, she has won four of her five starts, including the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket.

Trainer says

I was very impressed with her in the Fillies’ Mile. I wasn’t expecting Christophe to drop her out as much as he did, but she was coasting home in the final furlong. We brought her to the Breeders’ Cup, but she started to cough and her bloods weren’t right, so she couldn’t run. Though, travelling over and getting that experience probably crowned her in mental terms. She’s not overly big, but she’s still up 30kg on her racing weight from last year, which is unusual for a filly that isn’t overly big. At the moment, the plan for her is the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. We think there’s a good chance that she might stay a mile-and-a-half, so the Oaks could be on her agenda if all went well at Newmarket. She has loads of personality, she relaxes, and we’re excited about her.

Form profile

Rated 119, he won three of his eight starts last year, including the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at ParisLongchamp and the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.

Trainer says

Sure, I did a very bad job with him last year, didn’t I? I was running him over six furlongs early in the season. We ran him in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, and the poor fella hardly touched the ground - he was flat out the whole way! In fairness to him, he missed two months early in the year and was probably playing catch up all the time. It was only when he stepped up to seven furlongs later in the season that he caught up and really started to thrive. He improved again when he stepped up to a mile. He’s scopey, he’s strong and his mind has really gone the right way. He’s being trained for the Guineas, but it won’t be decided which one until closer to the time. He could either go to Newmarket with Albert Einstein or potentially go for the French Guineas instead.

Form profile

Made a winning debut in a maiden at Naas in April but disappointed when sent off 4/5 for a Group 3 back at the same track the following month, and she didn’t run again for the rest of the season.

Trainer says

She’s a very good filly, but she picked up an injury in her second start last season and didn’t run again for the rest of the year. We had her back and everything was flying, but she went a little wrong on us last week, so we had to stop again. I’d imagine she’ll miss the Guineas now, but we’ll hope to have her back in time for Royal Ascot.

Form profile

Made a winning debut at Listowel prior to finishing mid-division in the Autumn Stakes at Newmarket.

Trainer says

He could be one for the Prix du Jockey Club. He was disappointing in the Autumn Stakes, but I’d forgiven him that as he ended up too far back and couldn’t win from there. He’s a lot better than that run and could be a fair horse.

Form profile

Made a winning debut in a 6f maiden at the Curragh in October.

Trainer says

He won his only start at the Curragh. He could be one for the Irish 2,000 Guineas and could run in the Tetrarch Stakes before that.

Form profile

Rated 115, she has won three of her seven starts, including the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Railway Stakes at the Curragh and the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.

Trainer says

We’ll train her for the Guineas. She’s very fast, but we’ll give her the chance to show us she can stay a mile if she can.

Form profile

A half-brother to the Group 1-winning sprinter Arizona Blaze that realised 500,000 guineas as a yearling.

Trainer says

He looks a very smart colt. He is big, strong and powerful, which is what he’s bred to be. He’ll be running soon.

Form profile

An unraced half-sister to the Group 2-winning juvenile High Definition.

Trainer says

He is a very smart colt and is one to keep an eye out for later in the season.