O’Brien hopes late–season revival carries on into the Breeders’ Cup

AIDAN O’BRIEN is hoping that his late-season revival in form can be carried across the Atlantic when he saddles five runners in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup meeting at Lone Star Park.

The 35-year-old handler endured a tough time during the first eight months of this year with fancied and well-touted runners failing to come up to scratch in the big races.

But two Group One successes in the space of three days four weeks ago with Ad Valorem (Middle Park Stakes) and Oratorio (Grand Criterium/Prix Lagadere) marked a noticeable turnaround in fortunes for the stable which was backed up by near-misses in the likes of the Fillies' Mile, Royal Lodge and Dewhurst.