'Very special' Albert Einstein makes it two from two The highly-regarded Albert Einstein made it two from two, as he led home five rivals in the Gain Marble Hill Stakes. A winner on debut at Naas just over a fortnight ago, the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt was widely expected to follow-up this afternoon. Available at 1/2 in early shows for this Group 3 contest, the Wootton Bassett bay was eventually returned at 4/11. Settled behind the leaders, he was angled to the outer with a furlong and a half to go, coming with his challenge inside the final 200 yards. Soon ridden, he gained the upper hand in the closing stages and had three-quarters of a length to spare at the line. The front-running Power Blue (11/1 from 22s) finished a gallant second under David Egan for Adrian Murray, while Andab (3/1) was another three-quarters of a length back in third. "He's very quick. We always thought he was really good but since his first run he's got so quick," said O'Brien. "Ryan said they felt like they were only hacking, I don't think you could go fast enough in front of him. "Ryan taught him a lot. He waited and got him to relax the best he could and when he came out he said he took a minute to engage. He's a very fast horse. "The lads said he was rated an eight as a yearling and that's as high as the rating goes. Obviously as regards physique he's very good and obviously he's by Wootton Bassett. "He's been very special in everything he's done. He's 540kg, that's a very big horse and he's only a two-year-old. "Ryan rode him in the spring and he started learning very quickly. "I think his name was changed three times. Every time we named him Sue (Magnier) maybe thought the name wasn't good enough for him. "It's a feeling putting those names on those horses and it's a very difficult thing to do. I wasn't sure what his name was as he was changed so many times. "We always thought he was very special and that's obviously why Sue called him that. He's very exciting. "The plan was to come here and go to the Coventry. I was worried today because it's so windy and he is so sharp mentally but he had to run. "We were hoping it was going to be a strong run race, which I thought it was, but Ryan said he would have preferred them to go faster. "If everything goes well I think that's what the lads will do but obviously they'll decide all those things the week before Ascot. "He was always very different all the way, everything he has done has been different. All we've ever been trying to do is slow him down. "The special ones are like that, you are slowing them down and you're not teaching them anything because they know everything. All you’re trying to do is get them to relax all the time. "The real special horses are so natural and so good like that. Hopefully we'll be able to keep him going the right way." Moore added: "He is obviously a very talented horse. He is a very strong colt with a big engine and he's a fast horse. "Hopefully he'll learn a bit from today. It was nice to get a lead and teach him and let him think about it a bit more. I was happy with everything he done." Additional reporting by Gary Carson
