Aidan O'Brien: If we have a horse that could do the Triple Crown, Auguste Rodin is the one
IN COMMAND: Aidan O'Brien talks tactics with his work riders ahead of the horses' morning exercise on the famous Ballydoyle gallops. Pic: Healy Racing
We stand at that point of the year when the dust has barely settled on Prestbury Park, with the National Hunt season far from over, but with the focus switching to the Flat.
It is a confusing time as one makes the virtual handover to the other. Were it a relay, we would be in those yards off the crown of the final bend, when the third leg is straining to pass the baton, hand stretched out fully but not yet close enough to reach the anchor, who is just rising from the ground, arm stretched back ready to flash into action.
