O’Brien happy with Camelot as date with destiny looms

As Camelot prepares for his date with destiny in next weekend’s Doncaster St Leger, Aidan O’Brien says the public focus on Frankel suits him just fine.

Camelot will become the first horse since the legendary Nijinsky in 1970 and only the second since World War II to win the English Triple Crown if, as expected, he adds the St Leger to the 2000 Guineas and the English Derby to his CV at Doncaster. Add in the fact O’Brien’s son Joseph is Camelot’s jockey and you have a compelling story.

In any other year Camelot would be the flat season’s undisputed star attraction. This, however, is not any other season and Frankel’s astonishing exploits have dominated the headlines. Not that that bothers O’Brien.