Aquarius bidding to come of Age Aidan O'Brien saddles Age Of Aquarius, in the absence of the retired Yeats, in today's Ascot Gold Cup but the Ballydoyle trainer is concerned his charge has never tried anything remotely near two and a half miles before. "He has a lot of class and we always thought he could be a Cup horse. He handles fast ground, is a very determined horse and has a high cruising speed," said O'Brien. "He ran at Chester and at Leopardstown and we were very happy with both runs. We're really looking forward to running him. "The thing about the Gold Cup - and we tried to win it a lot of years before Yeats came along - is that very few horses have that kind of class and ability to stay the trip. "Before they run in it you have no idea whether they will stay or not. Once a year is enough to ask them, but you don't really know until they get out there. "A lot of things can happen from when they turn in and the winning post."
