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O'Brien Installs Albert Einstein as 2,000 Guineas No. 1, Plans Direct Newmarket Target

The trainer’s public backing has tightened the colt’s price, leaving stamina over a mile as the key unknown.

Overview

  • Aidan O'Brien named Albert Einstein his leading Betfred 2,000 Guineas hope and indicated he will head straight to the Rowley Mile without a prep run.
  • Bookmakers shortened the colt from around 10-1 on Monday to as short as 6-1 by Tuesday, with prices reported by Betfred and favouritism shared with leading rivals.
  • O'Brien said they will not test the trip beforehand, acknowledging uncertainty over whether the twice-raced colt will stay the mile.
  • Albert Einstein is part of a Ballydoyle trio with Gstaad and Puerto Rico, with two expected to go to Newmarket and one to France before the Curragh.
  • The unbeaten juvenile, by the late Wootton Bassett, won at Naas and the Curragh including the Marble Hill (RPR 105) before a setback ruled out the rest of his season, and bloodstock analysis highlights limited immediate pedigree evidence for the mile.