O’Brien happy with best available

AIDAN O’BRIEN is happy to continue using the best jockeys available to ride his equine stars at Ballydoyle.

Johnny Murtagh stepped down as retained rider for one of Flat racing’s most powerful yards last year and a successor has not been appointed.

Ryan Moore remains attached to the Sir Michael Stoute yard, but has come in for a number of high-profile rides for the Coolmore operation, as has former Ballydoyle number one Kieren Fallon.