Aidan O'Brien is likely to split his 1000 Guineas winners Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with the former, the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner, pencilled in for Sunday's G1 Prix de Diane and the latter, the G1 1000 Guineas winner, likely for the G1 Investec Oaks on July 4.
“I was talking to the lads [John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor] this morning and it looks like Love, Passion (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Ennistymon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will go to Epsom,” said O'Brien. “Peaceful might go to the Diane. That's what we're thinking at the moment anyway. The Diane is worth a lot of money.
“I think it's a question of splitting them up–that's the way the lads are thinking at the moment and you can't blame them for that. The other two going to Epsom with Love are very good fillies. One of them was second and the other one was third in the Ribblesdale, so they are both very good fillies.”
Love has been on the shelf since winning the 1000 Guineas three weeks ago, and O'Brien said she is in good form.
“Everything has gone well with Love,” he said. “Everyone who rides her has been very happy and the plan has always been to take her for the Guineas and then go to the Oaks. We've always felt she'd be very comfortable going up in trip, so we're looking forward to it.”
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