Aidan O’Brien has raised doubts over whether his Betfred 2000 Guineas favourite The Lion In Winter will be ready in time for the Newmarket Classic on 3 May.
The unbeaten colt broke the juvenile track record at York when winning the Acomb Stakes in August, a race which has seen its form repeatedly boosted.
However, he did not manage to to run again as a two-year-old due to setbacks and as a result he is a little bit behind schedule compared to some of O’Brien’s other Classic contenders.
“The Lion In Winter took a little bit of time to come right so he’s a little bit behind the others,” O’Brien said at a Ballydoyle press morning on Monday.
“We took him to the Curragh last weekend and he went well,…