AIDAN O’Brien was in a philosophical mood after odds-on favourite Saxon Warrior could finish only fourth in the Investec Derby at Epsom.

The 2000 Guineas winner needed to overcome the terrible record of horses drawn in stall one, and while he was hemmed in by the winner Masar, and then Roaring Lion, once in the clear he failed to gain any noticeable ground on those in front of him.