O’Brien hails brilliant Footsteps

AIDAN O’BRIEN last night paid a glowing tribute to Footstepsinthsand following the premature retirement of the Newmarket 2000 Guineas winner.

Coolmore announced yesterday that the Giant’s Causeway colt would stand at stud in Australia after connections called time on his unbeaten three-race career due to a foot problem sustained in the wake of his Guineas triumph.

“Footstepsinthesand was a brilliant racehorse and he is by a brilliant sire,” O’Brien said.