Air Force Blue leads Aidan O’Brien big guns in Curragh workout

Leading Classic contenders Air Force Blue, Hit It A Bomb and Minding were among those to work after racing at the Curragh as Aidan O’Brien put 50 horses through their paces.

Air Force Blue heads the betting for the Qipco 2000 Guineas after completing a hat-trick of Group One successes as a two-year-old in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

Fillies’ Mile heroine Minding is likewise at the top of the market for the 1000 Guineas, while Hit It A Bomb looks set for the French 2000 Guineas having finished his juvenile season with victory at the Breeders’ Cup.