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Aidan O'Brien is cautiously optimistic Epsom Derby favourite Camelot will stay the mile and a half trip when he bids for a Classic double.

The unbeaten son of Montjeu came from way off the pace to win the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, where he gave the impression a longer distance would be ideal.

Sea The Stars completed the Guineas-Derby double in 2009 and Camelot is a best-priced 11/10 with Sportingbet to follow suit as he steps up half a mile in trip.

“Being by Montjeu, you would have to be optimistic he will stay. But there are also serious Danehill and Kingmambo traits in Camelot and he has always been a horse with tremendous speed,” said O'Brien at a press open day.

“However, I haven’t seen anything to suggest he won’t stay the trip at Epsom, but we won’t find out until the day.”

The Ballydoyle trainer admits his charge has other questions to answer, namely how he will handle Epsom's undulations and if his nerves will stand up pre-race.

He added: "Epsom is a unique atmosphere and can get to many horses and while Camelot is a calm individual and very relaxed, like so many with such an explosive burst of acceleration he has lots of nervous energy. So we have to be careful with him and he won't do too much more work before the big day.

“I am a born worrier and so many things can go wrong. There is the opposition and also the undulations, although he seemed to handle the dips well enough at Newmarket and he works regularly around our replica of Epsom, which includes our version of Tattenham Corner.

“Camelot has been a special horse from day one. We were very nervous before the Guineas, especially as we knew Joseph would drop him out and ride him like a doubtful stayer.

“Joseph wanted him to learn at Newmarket and what I liked was the way Camelot came through the gaps between horses and put his head down and fought.

“Camelot has the looks, the pedigree and the presence and he reminds me of a dressage horse in that his movement is perfection.”

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