Aidan O'Brien superstar a hugely worrying drifter for Royal Ascot as stablemate is absolutely smashed in
It's all change at the top of the market
KYP GOING Aidan O'Brien superstar a hugely worrying drifter for Royal Ascot as stablemate is absolutely smashed in
BOOKIES have slashed the price of an Aidan O'Brien Royal Ascot runner - amid huge fears over his legendary stablemate.
Aidan O'Brien had ante-post backers in a tizz after he gave a worrying update on Kyprios following his Saval Beg victory last Friday.
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Recent Ormonde Stakes winner Illinois is your new favourite for the Ascot Gold Cup
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The best stayer of his generation appeared to walk away gingerly from the winner's enclosure at Leopardstown.
Ballydoyle boss O'Brien confirmed everything was '100 per cent' the next day, though, following scans.
The superstar stayer has swept all before him and is gunning for a third Gold Cup.
But that looks it could be up in smoke now after stablemate Illinois was obliterated from 6-1 into 9-4 for the same race.
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Kyprios saw his own price go from 10-11 right out to 6-4 - amid fears the initial X-rays may not have revealed the true extent of his niggle.
Coral's David Stevens said: "Although Kyprios was given the all clear following his recent injury scare, and does remain favourite for a third Gold Cup win, his stablemate Illinois has been all the rage for the Ascot contest, and his price has collapsed from 6-1 to 9-4 in a matter of hours."
Paddy Power and Sky Bet pushed Kyprios right out to 5-2, with Illinois as short as 13-8 with them.
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