PERHAPS it’s a sign of how infrequently we get any hint of public needle between major personalities in horse racing that Aidan O’Brien’s comments on ‘whinging’ from John Gosden got people so excited last week. I, for one, am all for it.

In case you missed it, speaking at an Irish Champions Festival press morning from Ballydoyle, O’Brien made his intentions clear that he wanted to see Ombudsman running at Leopardstown this weekend for a Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes rematch with Delacroix, though he also took the opportunity to share a word on his rival trainer.