Camelot faces moment of truth

Camelot faces his moment of truth in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket this afternoon.

By Montjeu, just like St Nicholas Abbey, who won the same Doncaster race before being beaten into sixth behind Makfi two years ago, Camelot’s trainer Aidan O’Brien has been at pains to not make the same mistake twice and ruin his long-term future.

“If the horse wasn’t going to be ready for the Guineas we didn’t want to be forcing him, so we were letting him tell us really,” said O’Brien.