Does the Ballydoyle blitz mean Aidan's off his rocker? This wonderful sport.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: August 21, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: ALASTAIR DOWN

FEW things put you in a better mood than the prospect of three days at the Ebor meeting, but concern is increasing over Aidan O'Brien, who, if he looked old enough, might be described as having a midlife crisis.

The clue to Aidan's increasingly tenuous grip on the plot lies in Ballydoyle's policy of entering every sound horse in the yard for the big races on this side of the briny. He runs four in this afternoon's Triumph Hurdle trial, the Great Voltigeur, and, as all the world doth know, they were going to have to reopen this year's Derby until the ...

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