Ryan Moore finally completes set of English and Irish classics with domestic Derby success
Aidan O’Brien too, juggling sorrow about San Antonio’s demise with satisfaction at having achieved a remarkable century of European classic victories, said an insufficient tempo to the race didn’t show off Auguste Rodin to best affect.
Auguste Rodin and Ryan Moore after winning the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby during day three of the festival at the Curragh. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA. “We wanted a strong, even pace and he was just in second gear. He never got into third gear at all. When he got to the front, he was all starry-eyed. We knew the second horse would handle this course much better than Epsom and it wasn’t a surprise that he ran much better. This horse is real classic blood. He can cover that mile-and-a-half in a strong fast pace, move well and do everything right,” he added.
“The horse in front was getting it all his own way, saving all the petrol, and getting the run of the race. He had plenty left when I got there, and I just waited. It didn’t work out perfectly, but he’s won and, for me, he hasn’t had any sort of a race and I’m looking forward to him in the future,” he added.
The former dairy farmer’s alliance with the emerging AMO Racing yielded a shock 150-1 Norfolk Stakes victory for Valiant Force at Royal Ascot a couple of weeks ago.
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