![]() ![]() When asked if the St James' Palace could be next, he added: "What we always do is we go home and give them a week or 10 days and then the lads discuss it with Ryan and everyone else before deciding where they would like to go. "He was a little bit slow away, but Ryan got his position very quickly on him and he didn't light him up to do it. He's a fine, big horse and is maturing very well. "Seamus loved him the last day and he had been doing everything really nice since. He was always a beautiful mover but you are never sure until they do it. Obviously he's a Siyouni out of a Montjeu mare. "Then he came back here and won the Tetrarch in soft ground again, so we weren't really sure about the ground with him. He ended up in the Madrid (Handicap) on a lovely mark, it was a lovely place to start him as it was over seven furlongs, even though the ground was soft. "He wintered very well and we were very happy with him in the spring. Then he came back and won a maiden very easily here with Seamus (Heffernan)," said O'Brien. "We went to Ascot first time (at two) with him and he was very babyish. Image: Paddington was cut to 4/1 for the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot ![]()
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