Top Aidan O’Brien Horse Slashed for Epsom and Arc na Ryan Moore Masterclass

Punters said that Aidan O’Brien ‘Schoten had fired’ on his rivals – as one of his many superstar horses saw his chances cut for Epsom and the bow after another Ryan Moore Masterclass.

The jockey was labeled ‘Best in the world by viewers after his perfectly prepared ride on the mountain Kilimanjaro In the Dee Stakes in Chester on Thursday.

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That came before another sparkling performance on Illinois in the group 3 Ormonde Stakes.

Moore sent the 6-5 favorite, got the double group 2 winner on the front two furlongs from home in the 1M5F competition.

And it turned out to be exactly the right time, with 7-1 second Al Qareem for Karl Burke and Willie Mullins’ third absurd not able to close the gap.

Illinois, owned by Coolmore, has won four of his ten career races and collected prize money from £ 712,635.

But it could have been so much more after he had sustained two confused group 1 defeats in the St. Army and Grand Prix de Paris last season.

A year older, bigger and stronger, Illinois defined a penalty to win in Chester.

And bookmakers were immediately on the defense about his next goals and cut him for two major races.

Betfair moved quickly to scrap the chances of Illinois in the Coronation Cup of next month on Epsom from 14-1 to 8-1. They continue to cut him to 5-1 Second-FAV behind Calandagan.

While his chances of success in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe of October in Longchamp were also cut with the same company from 40-1 to 25-1.

Much will depend on who Moore chooses to ride in the big races.

The softly spoken jockey does not often miss his choice of O’Brien’s Galacticos.

And gamblers were blown away this week by his skills in the saddle on the Roodee.

One said, “Aidan and Ryan hit the ground this season. Warning shots, fired.”

Another posted in response to the ride on Illinois: “What a jockey – a master round there.”

While Paul Smith, son of owner Derrick, said: “That was very pleasant, he is a beautiful horse.

“Illinois is a large, good, strong animal, so it will improve for the run.

“Ryan was very happy with him. He waited for someone in the bend to take him there and they didn’t do that, so he just had to go.

“He played there at the end just before the end, but he is a beautiful horse. He is very versatile.

“We just spoke with Aidan and you could drop him back during the trip for the Coronation Cup or you could set it up to cup races.
“He would do what you want for you. You can see what he did last year, he is a real horse.

“He is a dual winner of group 2 and wore the penalty today and did really good. He is a beautiful horse to have, we are lucky.”

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