O’Brien in good form ahead of Camelot assignment in Guineas

Joseph O’Brien, who will be in the hot seat on favourite Camelot in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas, proved himself in top form with a double in Dundalk last night.

The champion apprentice was seen at his strongest when registering a family success on course winner Ishvana in the seven-furlong [e-mail] Race and followed-up when 14/1 shot Sir Silver Lane landed the Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap for trainer Joanna Morgan.

Having tracked Piri Wango, O’Brien made his move on Ishvana early in the straight. And, through the final furlong, the Holy Roman Emperor filly, which Aidan O’Brien trains for his wife Anne Marie, proved best, getting home by a half-length from favourite Slade Power.