Aidan O'Brien outlines plans for Classic crop

Aidan O'Brien believes the best is still to come from last season’s Coventry Stakes winner River Tiber.

He suffered an injury scare in the days leading up to him finishing third to Vandeek in the Prix Morny at Deauville and then filled the same position behind the same horse in the Middle Park.

O’Brien felt he was not at his best in either race, though, and he was also a late withdrawal at the Breeders’ Cup, when he was meant to take on his stablemate Unquestionable in the Juvenile Turf, who ran out the winner.

"River Tiber always worked very good. He wasn’t right in Deauville or in the Middle Park, he wasn’t 100%, so there’s a good chance there’s more to come from him. I think he’s a miler, he’s fast, I couldn’t see him getting much further," said O’Brien.

"Unquestionable could go to the French Guineas, he’s done very well. He’ll go to Naas on Sunday [after racing] and he could go for a trial in France before going back for the Guineas – and he could be a French Derby horse, he’s not as quick as the others, so he could get a bit further.

"When we went to America with them last year, River Tiber was five lengths better than the winner. He’s not rated that way, but if you put the two of them together, that is what will happen."

Another exciting colt for the season ahead is the unbeaten Henry Longfellow, who could also have the French Classics on his agenda.

Henry Longfellow (9-10F) proves more than an able deputy for stablemate and original race favourite City Of Troy, who was a late scratch in the Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes due to the softening ground. #IrishChampionsFestival pic.twitter.com/YDfVOEd31B

"Henry Longfellow could stretch out but he looks like a miler the way he’s going, so how much further he’d get, I’m