Aidan O'Brien is planning a reappearance at Dundalk next month for Classic contender Caravaggio (Scat Daddy). The unbeaten Scat Daddy colt has been off the track since winning the Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh in August, having previously landed the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot last June. He had been in line for the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket in September, but a pulled muscle meant he ultimately missed that engagement.
“Caravaggio will work here on Monday and then the plan is to go to Dundalk for the Listed Patton S. over seven furlongs [Apr. 12],” said O'Brien, speaking at Naas after sending out a double as the Irish flat season opened. “Everything seems fine with him so far.”
O'Brien also had news of Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who finished his campaign as the champion European 2-year-old following wins in the G1 National S. and G1 Dewhurst S. The son of Galileo heads the ante-post markets on both the G1 2000 Guineas May 6 and the G1 Derby June 3.
“Churchill is good and everything seems to be fine so far with him,” O'Brien continued.
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