Jan Brueghel poised to be the Ballydoyle big gun in the King George
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O'Brien said: 'At the moment I'd say Jan Brueghel is most likely to go to the King George, with Continuous.
'Lambourn is still on the boiling pot for it, but I don't think he'll be forced into it by any means and he is a three-year-old.
'Jan Brueghel seems to be in very good form and everyone seems to be very happy with him. I'd imagine the lads might let him go there.
'That would mean Lambourn would have a couple of easy weeks and he might go to the Great Voltigeur (at York), even though he's a Group One winner, and kind of set him up for the Leger.
'They haven't really decided yet, but reading between the lines that's what could happen.'
Delacroix won a pulsating renewal of the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown (Chris Radburn/PA)
O'Brien also confirmed his Eclipse first and fourth Delacroix and Camille Pissarro are both being trained for next month's Juddmonte International at York, despite bookmaker support prompting speculation the former could drop back to a mile for a clash with Field Of Gold in Goodwood's Sussex Stakes, while the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe remains the long-term target for Los Angeles.
'We have Delacroix and Camille Pissarro being trained for the Juddmonte at York and the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. They'll be taking that slot at the moment,' he said.
'Los Angeles is on a break and he'll maybe go to the Prix Foy on Arc trials day with the view of going to the Arc with him.
'Delacroix loved Leopardstown and was very good around there. Whether the lads decide to go to York or not before that, they'll make that decision. He seems in good form at the moment.'
Meanwhile, in an earlier interview with ITV Racing, O'Brien revealed his Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Lake Victoria may not run again.
The Frankel filly was ruled out of Royal Ascot last month after suffering a setback and has not yet returned to work.
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O'Brien said: 'She is not back in exercise yet. She's doing very well physically, but she's not back in work yet.
'John (Halley, vet) will make the decision on whether she comes back into work for this year or is left alone until next year or is retired altogether. They'll be decisions that will be made as weeks go by.'
The trainer is preparing both Whirl and Bedtime Story for the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, but admitted he was 'a little bit uneasy about running them against each other', hinting Whirl could be rerouted to the Yorkshire Oaks should his Epsom and Curragh Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk head elsewhere.
Gstaad and Ryan Moore after winning at Royal Ascot (John Walton/PA)
With the highly touted Albert Einstein 'probably not' going to run going to run again this season, O'Brien's juvenile team for the second half of the season is set to be led by Coventry Stakes winner Gstaad, who has several Group One options coming up.
O'Brien added: 'Gstaad is very well, he's come out of the Coventry very well. We're thinking he could be a Heinz (Phoenix Stakes) horse, he could take in Deauville (Prix Morny) and he could take in the National Stakes and he could end up being a Dewhurst horse at the end.'
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