Aidan O’Brien admits Gleneagles ‘worry’
The Ballydoyle trainer has already pulled the dual 2000 Guineas hero out of three races because of unsuitable ground, the latest being the Juddmonte International, since he won the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
O’Brien is now preparing to step Gleneagles up to a mile and quarter if conditions are agreeable.
“It’s a bit of a worry that we haven’t been able to run him three times now,” he said.
“We’ll look at Leopardstown and hopefully they will get quick ground. We’ll have to wait and see.”
O’Brien is looking to the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on September 13 for Ballyodyle after her impressive win in the Debutante Stakes on Saturday.
“Joseph (son and jockey) was very happy with her, and obviously we’ll look at the Moyglare next. It looks like she will get further than seven furlongs. She is very well bred and a good mover,” he said.
The trainer also has high hopes for Gleneagles’ full sister Coolmore, who showed plenty of promise despite being beaten into third place on her debut in a maiden over a mile on the same card.
“I was very happy with Coolmore considering she was slowly away,” saidO’Brien.
“She is a lovely individual and should come on a lot from the run. Her brother (Gleneagles) got beaten first time out.”
Meanwhile Success Days is pleasing trainer Ken Condon as the dual Derby trial winner builds towards a return to the track.
The Jeremy colt shot to prominence with a surprise success in the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown in April and repeated the trick in the Derrinstown Stud Trial the following month.
That led connections to supplement him for the Investec Derby, but he sustained an injury when last of the 12 runners and has not run since.
Condon said: “Success Days is doing well and is in his third week back cantering.
“He also swam for a few weeks before that. He didn’t put on much weight and we are aiming at a Group One in Germany in November.
“Soft ground is obviously very important to him and I would like to get in a prep run in October about three or four weeks beforehand.
“There is a race in Newbury that could suit him.”
