Shakespeare success would bode well for Aidan O’Brien

Ahead of Wednesday’s Naas card, only three of the last 48 Ballydoyle runners had won, a strike rate of just 6%

BIG TALENT: Alpha and Ryan Moore win for trainer Aidan O'Brien at the Curragh in July. Pic: Healy Racing

The recent struggles of the Aidan O’Brien team means punters face a dilemma on Thursday’s Leopardstown card.

Ahead of Wednesday’s Naas card, where he saddled the winner of the opening race, only three of the last 48 Ballydoyle runners have won, a strike rate of just 6%, way below the level one would expect of such a relentlessly formidable operation.