Aidan O’Brien has been given more reason to aim Septimus at the Melbourne Cup after hearing that the five-year-old will not pick up a penalty for his runaway success in the Irish St Leger.

YOU’D imagine Aidan O’Brien was just about the most relaxed man at the Curragh yesterday, as Moonstone and Ice Queen went toe-to-toe at the end of the Darley Irish Oaks.

Aidan O’Brien could rely solely on star stayer Yeats in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday.