O’Brien may run seven in Derby
The champion trainer has seven colts still in the premier Classic following the second forfeit stage.
They are Alberto Giacometti, Balestrini, Brian Boru, Handel, Hold That Tiger, Solskjaer and The Great Gatsby.
“If we didn’t go to France we might run them all at Epsom,” O’Brien said. “We have to decide by Wednesday about France.
“We wouldn’t mind going to Epsom to find out the pecking order. If they did run together then there is still enough time between Epsom and the Irish Derby.
“We would want safe ground at Epsom to risk them there, but they have done a great job in the last couple of years.”
He added: “They are all well at the moment.”
Meanwhile, Indian Haven is set for a crack at the St James’s Palace Stakes after his Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas win on Saturday.
The Paul d’Arcy-trained colt was a one length winner of the Classic at the Curragh, making up for an unlucky run in the Sagitta 2000 Guineas at Newmarket previously.
D’Arcy is now mapping out a campaign at the top level for the son of Indian Ridge, starting with the mile event at Royal Ascot.
“He’ll probably go for the St James Palace,” said d’Arcy. “Then we’ll probably give him a break because there are no three-year-old only mile races around at that level so he’s got to take on older horses and when they’ve had a hard campaign in the spring they just need a bit of a break.
“We’ll probably come back for an autumn campaign and possibly the Breeders’ Cup.”
In Rome yesterday, British challengers Private Charter and Lundy’s Lane had to settle for places as Osorio became the second German winner in four years of the Derby Italiano with a decisive victory .
The Urs Suter-trained runner quickened into the lead under Mario Esposito before turning into the straight and held off his rivals as one by one they came at him.
Private Charter, Lundy’s Lane and the Godolphin challenger Songlark all ranged upsides Osorio inside the final quarter-mile, only for the German runner to find another gear.
The colt forged two and a half lengths clear of the Barry Hills-trained Private Charter to claim the £393,896 first prize.
Clive Brittain’s Lundy’s Lane, the mount of Philip Robinson, stuck well to his task to finish a neck further away in third. Songlark held every chance under Frankie Dettori before folding into fifth, two places in front of David Loder’s Heisse.
At Auteuil, Batman Senora ran a blinder to finish second in the French Gold Cup, the Grand Steeple Chase de Paris, on very soft ground.
The Ian Williams-trained chaser made a bold bid under Cyrille Gombeau, only to be brushed aside by the challenge of Christo Aubert’s Line Marine, ridden by Christophe Pieux.
The French Champion Hurdle prep-race, the Prix la Barka, was won very impressively by Arnaud Chaille Chaille’s hot favourite Karly Flight, who easily picked off the long-time leader, Solarius, and trotted up by 10 lengths.
Nobody Told Me did the best of the two Willie Mullins runners in fourth, but stablemate Holy Orders was always struggling to go the pace.
