Aidan O’Brien says City Of Troy the ‘best horse’ he’s ever had for the Derby – despite Newmarket flop

AIDAN O’BRIEN still reckons his Troy story can have a happy ending, despite an almighty flop in the 2000 Guineas.

Far from cooling the hype around last year’s champion two-year-old, the legendary trainer has doubled-down ahead of the Betfred Derby on June 1.

Expectations were through the roof heading into the Guineas, but the race was a complete disaster from start to finish.

O’Brien shouldered the blame for the performance...