I find it hard to believe that even trainers considered to be relatively ordinary couldn't produce Grade 1 winners given Aidan's ammunition. He has a massive comfort blanket. Whenever one looks a complete dud another one just replaces it. It's nothing like a stable who might have one or two decent horses. If those don't produce the goods they have nothing else to fall back on.

Vincent O'Brien's record would suggest he knew pretty early which ones were the stars. The same cannot be said for Aidan.

I stand corrected A_t.