Ballinruan native Kieren Fallon will ride Viscount Nelson for Aidan O’Brien in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.
The surprise move was revealed by the Ballydoyle trainer on his website, www.aidanobrien.ie, with current stable jockey Johnny Murtagh on red-hot favourite St Nicholas Abbey and Colm O’Donoghue on Fencing Master.