AIDAN O’BRIEN hailed Kieren Fallon as a “unique talent” after he partnered Dylan Thomas to his dramatic victory.

Johnny Murtagh is raring to go on Soldier Of Fortune in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp tomorrow.

Soldier Of Fortune can battle his way to success and provide Aidan O’Brien with a first-ever win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE led home a 1-2-3 for Aidan O’Brien in the Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh yesterday, in conditions which would not have been out of place at a National Hunt meeting in the depths of winter.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN is a reasonably confident choice to land what looks a somewhat sub-standard Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow.