Triple Crown aspirant Camelot enjoyed a gallop before racing at Leopardstown ahead of his date with destiny in next month’s Ladbrokes St Leger.
The three-year-old has already landed the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the English Derby at Epsom, and next month aims to become the first horse since Nijinsky in 1970 to complete the Classic treble at Doncaster.
Last seen winning the Irish Derby at the Curragh in late June, the son of Montjeu has enjoyed a mid-season break, but his Leger preparations stepped up a gear at the Foxrock venue as he worked alongside stable companions Fame And Glory and Chamonix.
Camelot eased to the front a furlong out and soon went nicely clear under Joseph O’Brien, having worked with older horses for the first time.
“They went a nice solid bit of work, it was an even building pace,” trainer Aidan O’Brien said.
“You’d have to be very happy with him (Camelot).
“He’s done very well physically, he’s made like a miler and you can see that he has a bit of a tummy on him. It’s a long time from the Curragh to Doncaster so he needed to go somewhere and it was easier to come here than to go to somewhere like York (Great Voltigeur).”
“Fame And Glory is going for the Irish Leger.”
Camelot remains a red-hot 2-5 favourite with Ladbrokes for the St Leger on September 15.
