{"id":61736,"date":"2025-09-01T11:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=61736"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:45:34","slug":"aidan-obrien-christophe-soumillon-ballydoyle-partnership-ryan-moore-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aidan-obrien-christophe-soumillon-ballydoyle-partnership-ryan-moore-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidan O’Brien Turns To Christophe Soumillon, With Ryan Moore Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the news that Ballydoyle main jockey Ryan Moore will be out of action for the last two months of the season with a fractured right femur – it’s been reported that Aidan O’Brien will turn to Christophe Soumillon in the coming weeks to ride some of the stable big-guns.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christophe Soumillon To Hook-Up With Aidan O’Brien, With Ryan Moore Injured\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Apparently, Ryan Moore has been riding with a fracture in his right femur for the last few months, but has now succumbed to this injury and will miss the last few months of the season.<\/p>\n

This, of course, also means Moore will have to sit out rides on big Ballydoyle fancies over September and October – including the St Leger at Doncaster on September 13th.<\/p>\n

O’Brien currently has the hot favourite for the St Leger in Scandinavia, who impressed when winning the Goodwood Cup last time out, heading the market with the horse racing betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ballydoyle Number Two Wayne Lordan Suspended<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Ballydoyle stable, of course, have a few other stable jockeys to call upon.<\/p>\n

However, after the Moore injury news, the issue O’Brien also has is his Epsom Derby winning-rider Wayne Lordan is also out between 9th-18th September due to a suspension.<\/p>\n

Which is why Aidan O’Brien has acted quickly to try and secure the services of veteran rider Christophe Soumillon to help with the Ballydoyle demands in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Lordan is appealing his ban, that he got at Goodwood on Sunday 24th August – however, if unsuccessful will not only miss the St Leger meeting, but also the Irish Champions Festival (13th-14th Sept) – where Coral-Eclipse winner Delacroix is expected to be in action.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the final English Classic of the season, Aidan O’Brien has eight of the remaining 15 St Leger runners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aidan O’Brien said in a recent press conference.<\/p>\n

“Christophe has ridden a lot for us. I don\u2019t know how long Ryan is going to be out for but I will tell him to take as much time as he wants.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Christophe has always been a part of our plans. He\u2019s not tied down to anybody now and he\u2019s a world-class jockey everywhere in the world. He has been riding for us a lot since he\u2019s been released.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Christophe Soumillon was the former retained rider for the Aga Khan, but this arrangement ended back in October 2022.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING NEWS <\/p>\n

Aidan Says "Christophe Soumillon will play a big part in the Ballydoyle team in the coming months with Ryan Moore being out of action with a broken leg"<\/p>\n

It was announced over the last few days that Soumillon is booked on Lazy Griff in the St Leger for Charlie\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/RdcBIOiIst<\/a><\/p>\n

— AIDANOBRIENFANSITE (@aobrienfansite) September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n