Aidan O'Brien's horse trainers 2011 turf campaign is one to savour.

and as one of Europe's top horse trainers Aidan O'Brien reveals his hand for the 2011 flat season.

Let's have a look at the cream of the crop:

Look At Me

Had just two outings as a 2yo, winning her debut race at Fairyhouse over 7f, soft in September.

She followed this with a good 2nd to Havant at Newmarket in October and then resumed her campaign at the Curragh in May with an eased down 6th in the Starspangledbanner European Breeders Fund Athasi Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares). The conditions of good to firm were probably against her as she appears to prefer a bit of cut in the ground and there should be more to come when the ground is right.

Her pedigree is interesting as the first foal of a 1m Group winner and a sister to 2000 Guineas winner Henrythenavigator.

Misty For Me

Won 2 Group 1's as a 2yo in France but obviously needed the run when trailing home a lacklustre 11th in the Qipco 1000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies) at Newmarket in May 2011. Highly regarded by her trainer and winner of half her races she is sure to win more this season and should be followed.

Together

Had solid juvenile form winning 2 of eight races and performed respectably when coming 5th in the Breeders Cup at the end of a long campaign.

She appeared not to get home in the 12f £250,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Trophy but showed a much improved performance returned to 1m when 2nd to Blue Bunting in the Qipco 1000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies) - as one of the top flat horse trainers, Aidan O'Brien should bring out even further improvement.

Roderic O'Connor

A son of Galileo, and one of a brilliant 2010 crop which included the wonder horse that is Frankel, he proved himself a class act when runner up to that horse in the Newmarket Classic trial and then going on to win the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.

His return when coming in a disappointing 11th in the 2011 renewal of the 2000 Guineas came without a previous run and the firm ground was against him. This was not his running.

Seville

Won his 2nd race at Tipperary over 7f and was far from disgraced when 2nd to Casamento when stepping up to 1m in the Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies. His pedigree suggests that 1m 4f would be in range and has strong claims if aimed at the Epsom Derby in June.

Wonder Of Wonders

Lived up to her name when comfortably winning the Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks (for the Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Listed Race) (Fillies) at Chester in May 2011.

Although not blessed with a great deal of speed her jockey Ryan Moore said she was well balanced and handled the tight left hand track with aplomb.

The winning of this Oaks trial could well set her up nicely for the Epsom race itself.

With the above talent this 2011 season should see Aidan O'Brien remain as one of Ireland's top horse trainers.

In 2008, the gifted Irish race horse trainer took his already stellar achievements to even greater heights.

His stable stars, Duke Of Marmalade and Henrythenavigator contributed 9 of his 21 Group 1 victories to produce the best ever season in his 14 years at the Ballydoyle training yard.

The 39 year old trainer is reported to have said: " We're talking about two very special horses who, for me, were as good as, if not better than any we've had here at Ballydoyle in my time."

Yeats is another horse worthy of the highest accolades in winning the Ascot Gold Cup for the third time. He remains in training and could achieve an unprecedented fourth victory.

Completing a clean sweep of the Irish classics was a tremendous result for all concerned at Ballydoyle and capped when Septimus won the Irish St Leger at the Curragh. Soldier Of Fortune and Septimus will also be kept in training for 2009.

Aidan O'Brien came into the most coveted position of all horse trainers, that of working for John Magnier, the owner of Ballydoyle, through a series of fortuitous events. His first training job for Jim Bolger took him to Galway races where he met his future wife, Anne-Marie. It wasn't long before he was assisting her father with his successful jumps training yard at Owning. And finally a chance meeting with Paul Shanahan who worked for John Magnier, resulted in an invitation to move to Ballydoyle.

The arrival of Johnny Murtagh as stable jockey to replace the mercurial and ill-fated Kieren Fallon, has been a Godsend. His experience and natural ability as a horseman have endeared him to O'Brien who feels his contribution to the success of the yard cannot be overstated.

The furore caused by the team tactics employed in the running of the Judddmonte International at Newmarket resulted in a fine from the British Horseracing Association for horse trainer and jockey.

A contrite O'Brien says: "although we felt we had done nothing wrong in the race, we understand the rule now and never again will one of our horses move out of the way for another horse of ours."

This row followed him in his quest to win the Melbourne Cup at Flemington, Australia. He was savaged by the Australian press for his tactics when sending Septimus, Alessandro Volta and Honolulu to the front in an attempt to burn off the opposition. A ploy that backfired badly as none of his runners made the frame.

It must rankle that the Melbourne Cup is a race that has evaded him in three attempts and a bout of Pommy bashing is unlikely to deter him from trying again.

The only other disappointment of the year came in the Breeders Cup Classic, Santa Anita, U.S.A. where Henrythenavigator was runner up to John Gosden's Raven's Pass and in which Duke Of Marmalade finished ninth.

Looking ahead to 2009, his classic aspirations are bolstered by several horses that he believes will improve markedly on their 2008 form. Rip Van Winkle failed to achieve his potential due to ill timed preparations and unsuitably soft ground but Aidan O'Brien thinks: "there could be massive improvement in him and we will start him off at a mile next year, although he should have no problem going a bit further."

Mastercraftsman will benefit from a good rest over the winter as O'Brien feels the hard race he had, to win the National Stakes on very testing ground, probably took its toll and brought an unbeaten run to an end in the Jean-Luc Lagadere.

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