St Nic to provide Montjeu cheer

There would not be a more poignant winner of the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan than Aidan O’Brien’s St Nicholas Abbey.

The five-year-old is a son of the brilliant Montjeu, who sadly passed away this week. Already the winner of a Coronation Cup, he provided Joseph O’Brien with the biggest win of his career when swooping late in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

“It would mean a lot for St Nicholas Abbey to win after the death of his sire Montjeu (who stood at Coolmore),” said Tom Magnier, son of John Magnier, one of the Coolmore triumvirate. Joseph O’Brien rode him brilliantly to win the Breeders’ Cup Turf and is on board again on Saturday.