Odds weighted against Joseph O’Brien in horse racing scales battle

It will be desperately sad should much publicised weight problems prevent Joseph O’Brien from resuming his career at the top level of flat racing.

O’Brien’s achieved a huge amount in a short space of time, but has an ongoing battle with the scales, which he currently seems to be just about losing.

That’s hardly a great surprise and the fact the young man has literally defied nature for so long has been nothing less than extraordinary.