sport news Aidan O'Brien's Derby tilt gets Los Angeles glitz as struggles finally end... ... trends now
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Aidan O'Brien's quest to unearth a serious Derby contender reaped dividends as Los Angeles put his name up in lights for Epsom.
This has been a challenging period for O'Brien, with a string of high-profile horses failing to deliver what was expected of them.
The biggest shock was City Of Troy's abject display in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas last week, but Henry Longfellow's defeat in Sunday's French 2,000 Guineas was just as bad.
O'Brien also saw favourites beaten in trials at Chester and Lingfield, but at Leopardstown on Sunday a relentless galloping performance from Los Angeles — a Group One winning two-year-old — prompted the bookmakers
