Ballydoyle trainer went 0-18 at Glorious Goodwood and is in danger of going a month between Group One wins
Aidan O’Brien has been unable to discover an explanation for Hermosa’s dismal display at Glorious Goodwood last week, when the winner of the 1,000 Guineas in both England and Ireland failed to show anything like her best and trailed home last in the Nassau. The filly had been sent off the 13-8 favourite for a race O’Brien had won twice in the previous four years with other Guineas winners, Minding and Winter, but was eased down in the final furlong and finished 49 lengths behind the surprise winner, Deirdre.
“Nothing has come to light with Hermosa,” O’Brien has told the Racing Post. “She just seems to have had an off day at Goodwood. She seems fine since.” The trainer said he would give Hermosa 10 days to recover before deciding what to do next.
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