Lyons emerging as only serious threat to O’Brien

It is highly unlikely Ger Lyons will ever be champion flat trainer.

Indeed, as long as Coolmore-Ballydoyle maintain current standards it’s a virtual certainty that only Aidan O’Brien, or whoever might replace him in the distant future, will be crowned champion as far forward as you can see.

No one will be more aware of that than Lyons, but what we can say with some certainty is that he will continue to be fiercely competitive.