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Sheikh Mohammed is without doubt the nicest and easiest owner I've ever trained for, he says 'do what we think is right'. We ran OMBUDSMAN a little tenderly last year, listed, Ryan [Moore] rode him in Deauville, won a Group 3, put him away. He's come back this year and ran a super race in the Brigadier Gerard - I think the winner of that is exceptional - we were giving 3lbs, he got first run, but I think if the ground had been there, he'd have been with us today. But he's a special horse and it's just a question of an owner giving you the time to let them mature and get there, I never get pushed, he'll never be the horse he was unless I had such a patient owner. He's got a turn of foot and he [Buick] knew it, it was a matter of getting out but I did notice when he finally got daylight there was a furlong to go - John Gosden, joint-trainer.
OMBUDSMAN was impressive. They went a hard gallop. I was always going to have to ride for a bit of luck, and he quickened instantly. I thought he was impressive. He is a cool horse, a very talented horse. They went a hard gallop. We were drawn one, we always thought they would go a good gallop. We had to ride for a bit of luck and I had to look for a couple of gaps. The horse was good enough to quicken up from it; he quickened up well and won well in the end. He was the unknown quantity in the race. I thought he was impressive, very impressive. I think that was a taste of what's to come for sure. He's got low miles on the clock, he's an exciting horse for sure - William Buick, jockey.