No weather worries for O'Brien as temperatures rise at Ascot

"Horses love heat, it's in their nature and when you are training horses they thrive in the heat."
No weather worries for O'Brien as temperatures rise at Ascot

KEEPING HIS COOL: Trainer Aidan O'Brien on day three of Royal Ascot. Picture: David Davies/PA 

With Royal Ascot baking in the sunshine, and temperatures set to be even hotter for the final two days of the showpiece fixture, Aidan O'Brien has praised all involved in horse welfare this week.

And the master of Ballydoyle also allayed any fears the equine athletes on show would find conditions unduly oppressive, despite the mercury rising.

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