O'Brien chipped in: "An incredible horse".
Favored Churchill, to whom Barney Roy finished second in the 2000 Guineas, was fourth in the St. James's Palace.
The giant galloper, whose never-say-die front-running style has made him one of the most popular Flat horses in training, has his first crack at the Gold Cup, having missed the race a year ago when his chance was washed away with the rain.
"If it comes anywhere near courage, then he will be there fighting", said O'Brien.
With the Godolphin favourite Jack Hobbs fading to last, the Irish star earned 5-4 quotes to go back to Ascot next month and successfully defend his King George title.
The most celebrated of Ward's entries could give him an early success.
"This lad has been everywhere but he keeps coming back".
"I'd say that was probably a career best", jockey Ryan Moore said of Highland Reel, a bay horse whose six Group 1 wins have come across three continents.
Lady Aurelia was devastating in the King's Stand, her second Royal Ascot victory after producing a similar performance previous year when winning the Queen Mary Stakes.
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"Seamus (Heffernan) was very happy with his work and David who rides him every day was over the moon with him".
However, it required another determined effort from their most reliable horse over the past four seasons - and possibly ever - Highland Reel.
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Though he has an insatiable appetite for winners, and has won at least 100 races every year since 2008, this is a career-defining victory as he looks to improve the quality of horses at his Musley Bank stables in Malton.
I do think that Ulysses has a massive chance, though, and I think he is the one we all have to beat. "He had a hard day at Epsom but to come here and win, it's a massive performance.We knew he'd see it out really well".
"He could go for the Goodwood Cup afterwards, but we've got to get to Ascot first and we will see after that".
John Gosden's imposing five-year-old was much too good at Meydan and, while a drop in trip and quicker ground are not ideal for the 2015 Derby runner-up, he still looks the most solid proposition. "I was quietly confident that he would win as everything was good with him before the race - I'm in a happy place".
We are going to leave you with this pretty entertaining series of shots of Sophie, Countess of Wessex, almost falling on Kate in her carriage (yes, you ride a carriage to this thing, what did you expect?).
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