O’Brien pair to take on Enable after Anthony Van Dyck is ruled out
Japan the chief threat to Gosden’s superstar mare.
Aidan O’Brien will saddle two horses to take on Enable in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot after Anthony Van Dyck was declared a non-runner on Friday evening.
Having won the race twice already, along with two Prix de l’Arc de Triomphes towards her prolific Group One tally, John Gosden’s Enable has proved an elusive nut to crack for O’Brien – who was ready to throw everything bar the kitchen sink at the six-year-old. However, the Ballydoyle maestro’s hand was weakened less than 24 hours before the race after last year’s Investec Derby hero Anthony Van Dyck returned unsatisfactory blood results, leaving just Japan and the 2019 Irish Derby winner Sovereign to take on the great mare.?? Japan recorded a second G1 success with victory over Crystal Ocean in the G1 Juddmonte international @yorkracecourseWatch the action from York, Carlisle, Killarney and Kempton today for free in our results and replay section >>> https://t.co/glajGV55GR pic.twitter.com/UcwJoKQ5aJ — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 21, 2019
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