O’Brien looks forward to Classic scrap

AIDAN O’BRIEN insists he will not let his “disaster day” at Monmouth Park last year cloud his enthusiasm for this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The Ballydoyle trainer saddles Henrythenavigator and Duke of Marmalade in the feature race in California on Saturday night, 12 months after the death of George Washington following the 2007 Classic.

Conditions could not be more different, however.

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