Order of St George lands Gold Cup for Aidan O'Brien

While Aidan O’Brien is not afraid of using superlatives to describe his horses, his comparison of Order Of St George to a Rolls Royce was not far off the mark after he turned in a display of sheer class to land the Gold Cup In Honour Of The Queen’s 90th Birthday.

Order of St George lands Gold Cup for Aidan O'Brien

Having sent out the mighty Yeats to win the race on four occasions between 2006 and 2009, there is every possibility the lightly raced four-year-old could dominate the staying division after claiming what at one stage looked an unlikely victory.

Appearing just 13 days after winning the Saval Beg on his reappearance, the son of Galileo was backed into 10-11 favourite to give the master of Ballydoyle his seventh winner in the two-and-a-half mile event.

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