AIDAN PAIR NEW CLASSIC FAVOURITES

AIDAN O'BRIEN mopped up two more Group One races as Puerto Rico and Pierre Bonnard scored at Saint-Cloud.

- by DAVID YATES

They both leapt to the top of the betting for next year's Classics.

Puerto Rico made all the running under Christophe Soumillon to land the Critérium International over a mile and take over from stable companion Albert Einstein as the 8-1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket next May.