O’Briens allay fears over Kingsbarns

Trainer Aidan O’Brien and his son, Joseph, have allayed fears about the well-being of leading Investec Derby contender Kingsbarns.

The Galileo colt headed ante-post lists for the Epsom Classic throughout the winter following his thoroughly impressive display in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, but trainer Aidan O’Brien revealed late last month his three-year-old had suffered a minor setback.

The master of Ballydoyle effectively ruled Kingsbarns out of the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and he has been a notable drifter in the Derby betting in the last 48 hours, with some bookmakers promoting the Michael Stoute-trained Telescope to outright favouritism.