RACING POST TUESDAY MARCH 27th 2012.

RACING POST TUESDAY MARCH 27th 2012

RACING POST WEEK MONDAY MARCH 26th TO SUNDAY APRIL 1st 2012

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TODAY'S CARDS Market Rasen (Jumps Turf) Hereford (Jumps Turf).
Southwell (Flat AW)
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/home.sd

PREVIEW OF A P O'BRIEN'S TEAM PROGRESS

RP JESSICA LAMB picks up the thread of the start of the Flat race season in Ireland at the Curragh on Sunday with the headlines "Here comes CAMELOT Classic favourite on show as Irish Flat season gets under way.

JL "Eyes will be on O'Brien Classic fancy TWIRL. (4.00 3yo+ fillies and mares. 1m.)

"CAMELOT'S star turn provides the icing as show gets on the road. The first day of the new Flat term is merely a rehearsal, not the real thing - for CAMELOT who along with 39 other horses in training with A P O'Brien are to work along after racing at the Curragh ....

REVIEW

JESSICA picks up the thread again in Monday's Post with pic of 6 horses working in a bunch - "CAMELOT puts in a smooth piece of work under JOSEPH O'BRIEN Jessica tells us, quickening well, up under the stands' rail  ( pic showing 6 horses at the end of a seven-and - a - half -furlong gallop, with CAMELOT finishing second in the first bunch of O'Brien's workers, which also included FAME AND GLORY.

"CAMELOT is a possible but not a definite for Guineas O'Brien tells us "It would be wrong to say that CAMELOT is likely to run in the 2,000 Guineas. The plan was to keep coming along to see where we were and today was the most serious (work) he has been asked to do since the Racing Post Trophy. (2011)

"POWER, a top 14-1 with Ladbrokes for the 2,000 Guineas, was ridden by RYAN MOORE in the fourth and final group - which included EXCELEBRATION, partnered by JOSEPH O'BRIEN - who was kept towards the rear throughout. O'Brien explained he missed a bit of time after Christmas - nothing major - so he was just following up and wasn't asked anything. RYAN was happy with him."

" EXCELEBRATION finished behind FRANKEL on three occasions last year, most recently when second in the Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes at Ascot, but could well meet him again at Newbury in the Lockinge the obvious starting point for him but that's the first bit we've done with him since we got him , so we don't know. He seemed to track up there on the bridle and JOSEPH was happy with him."

MAYBE, a general 7-2 favourite for the Qipco 1.000 Guineas, finishing in front

of the fillies' group - under JOSEPH O'BRIEN with fellow leading Investic Oaks
fancy WADING (C4 broadcaster EMMA SPENCER Classic fancy) partnered by

RYAN MOORE, and the PAT SMULLEN partnered KISSED close up."

O'Brien said "MAYBE'S done very well physically. You'd be happy with where she is now. We'll see how they all come out of this work in the next week to ten days before picking targets. Coming here means we get a feeler for them and the lads it clears up the picture a bit."

Ballydoyle's 6 intended runners in Dubai on Saturday with SO YOU THINK partner JOSEPH O'BRIEN to challenge for the Dubai World Cup, Sheema Classic challengers ST NICHOLAS ABBEY and TREASURE BEACH, Dubai Duty Free challenger AWAIT THE DAWN and  UAE Derby duo DADDYLONGLEGS and WROTE all made the journey from Ballydoyle to Dubai on Sunday.  

JMC TURFCALL Exciting times, calmly prepared to include the horses, from the bloodhorse literate O'Brien Team Ballydoyle.

http://www.drf.com/news/dubai-world-cup-card-draws-two-obrien-trained-breeders-cup-winners

http://www.drf.com/news/international