Trainer has won four out of last five runnings of ClassicLate gamble Raffle Prize never seen with serious chanceEven the travel restrictions between
Britain and
Ireland could not stop Aidan O’Brien in the 1,000 Guineas, Sunday’s running of the Classic being won by his only entrant, Love. Several others were backed against her and there was a remarkable plunge on Raffle Prize, who shortened from 11-1 to 9-2 before trailing home last, but the battle-hardened chestnut made her doubters look silly, pulling more than four lengths clear.
O’Brien has now won this race four times in the past five years, and six times overall, establishing the kind of domination that rival trainers must find depressing. Their mood cannot have been lifted by the news that this was really just a starting point for Love, who has next month’s Oaks as her real target.