O’Brien ‘fighting time’ to get Kingsbarns ready

Aidan O’Brien concedes he is “fighting time” in his bid to get Kingsbarns to the Investec Derby.

Already ruled out of the Qipco 2000 Guineas, it is hoped the winter favourite for the premier Classic could still make a Derby trial but the Ballydoyle trainer revealed any prep race would be left as close to the June 1 Epsom showpiece as possible.

O’Brien told At The Races: “We dreamed he could have been a Triple Crown horse this year, but that wasn’t to be. “He was always the horse we were dreaming about but things haven’t gone well with him, we hoped to have him at the Curragh (to gallop) a couple of weeks ago, but he didn’t make it and we are just struggling a little bit to get him 100 per cent.