Overview
- Albert Einstein, who returned Saturday at the Curragh, finished a laboured sixth behind nine-year-old Big Gossey in the 7f Gladness Stakes.
- Bookmakers pushed the colt out to around 14-1 for the 2,000 Guineas, reflecting doubts about his ability to stretch to a mile after stepping up from six furlongs.
- Aidan O’Brien said Ryan Moore felt the horse was in a gear too high early on the soft ground and said there is every chance he is a sprinter, with the Commonwealth Cup under discussion.
- At a Curragh workout on Sunday, O’Brien said a Newmarket decision will come in the next few weeks and highlighted Gstaad, and also Puerto Rico, as live Ballydoyle options for the Classic.
- Across the water, Godolphin’s King’s Trail won a mile race at Kempton and was cut to about 20-1 for the Guineas, echoing Notable Speech’s 2024 path and reshaping the early market.