Aidan O’Brien has saddled many multiple Group One winners over the past 30 years but even he has seen few horses thrive on racing in the manner of Paddington, the Sussex Stakes winner.
Having started his three-year-old season with a handicap success back in March, Paddington has now reeled off five more victories, the last four of which were at the highest level, and comparisons with Giant’s Causeway – O’Brien’s “Iron Horse” of nearly a quarter of a century ago – feel more appropriate every time he heads to the track.
