Ascot reshuffle for O’Brien

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French 2000 Guineas hero The Gurkha is likely to sidestep the Investec Derby and instead head to Royal Ascot to contest the St James’s Palace Stakes.

The Galileo colt was a brilliant winner at Deauville last weekend and after Air Force Blue disappointed in the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, trainer Aidan O’Brien is set to let The Gurkha take on his fellow star three-year-olds over a mile in Berkshire.

Air Force Blue, who also failed to fire in …

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