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Deep Impact’s Auguste Rodin Powers Clear Of Futurity Rivals

Coolmore and Westerberg's 'TDN Rising Star' and G2 Golden Fleece S. victor Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Rhododendron {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) allayed any and all concerns that his ability may be blunted by the heavy going and powered through the mud at Doncaster to register a record-breaking 11th renewal for Aidan O'Brien in Saturday's G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy. The trainer admitted a late scratching might be on the cards if conditions were not suitable for the July 2 Naas maiden winner, but was pleasantly surprised by the state of the Town Moor turf once Ryan Moore gave positive feedback following the rider's first ride of the day earlier on the card. O'Brien confirmed participation after inspecting the course with his team. The 9-4 favourite was settled off the searching early pace and raced at the back of a three-strong stands' side group led by stablemate Salt Lake City (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who raced fourth overall. While the multiple Group-placed Listed Chesham S. victor Holloway Boy (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) was committed approaching the quarter-mile pole, Auguste Rodin had cruised closer from halfway and powered to the front entering the final furlong when that rival veered across the track and relinquished control. Impressive under a measure of Moore rousting thereafter, he lengthened clear of fellow 'TDN Rising Star' Epictetus (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who ran on well to finish 3 1/2 lengths adrift at the line. With the stands' side rail preventing Holloway Boy from joining the crowd, the errant 9-2 chance kept on with gusto and was 1 3/4 lengths back in third.

“He's a lovely horse and the lads have always loved him,” the winning trainer revealed. “He's out of Rhododendron and by Deep Impact. It was amazing to send a mare to Deep Impact and it turns out he's from his last crop. He's a very smart horse, but we were worried about the ground. He's got a lovely attitude, he's a fine, big horse and a lovely mover. He has everything you'd look for in a good horse.”

Auguste Rodin is now 5-1 joint-favourite for next year's G1 2000 Guineas and 3-1 ante-post choice for the G1 Derby. Both are on the radar, according to O'Brien. “It depends on what the lads want to do, as always, but I'd imagine he'd have no trouble starting off in a Guineas and then go on after that. He's a very smart horse and he'll be happy going up to a mile-and-a-quarter and even a mile-and-a-half in the Derby. It's very exciting.”

Moore was impressed too and added, “I wouldn't say the race worked out as well as planned, but he's a very good horse. Since the start of the year he always showed he had a lot of quality, but he just hadn't quite done what we thought he might. We always thought there was more there. He does everything with plenty of pace and he's got a lot of quality. He had to win two races today because they were always ahead on the other side and then he had to hold off Frankie [aboard Epictetus]. He had to beat him first and then, when Holloway Boy came over, he had to see him off too. He was comfortable on the ground, but he's such a fluent mover you are never sure if the holding ground is going to suit them.”

Pedigree Notes
Auguste Rodin, one of his sire's 57 elite-level winners, is the lone foal produced by G1 Fillies' Mile, G1 Prix de l'Opera and G1 Lockinge S. victrix Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself a daughter of MG1SW G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}). Halfway To Heaven, who is out of MGSW G1 July Cup runner-up Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), also produced seven-time Group 1 winner Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and MGSW sire Flying The Flag (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Descendants of Cassandra Go, herself a half-sister to MG1SP sire Verglas (Ire) (Highest Honor {Fr}), also include G3 Abernant S. and G3 Coral Charge victrix Tickled Pink (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and G3 Summer S. winner Theann (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire), the latter being the dam of GI First Lady S. and GI Rodeo S. victrix Photo Call (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Tickled Pink's leading light is the tough-as-teak Victoria Road (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), who showed his mettle when annexing this term's Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage and G3 Prix de Conde.

Saturday, Doncaster, Britain
VERTEM FUTURITY TROPHY S.-G1, £200,000, Doncaster, 10-22, 2yo, 8fT, 1:44.76, hy.
1–AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE), 129, c, 2, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Rhododendron (Ire) (MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Ire, GISP-US, $1,786,763), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Halfway To Heaven (Ire), by Pivotal (GB)
3rd Dam: Cassandra Go (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £118,400. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $235,895. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Epictetus (Ire), 129, c, 2, Kingman (GB)–Thistle Bird (GB), by Selkirk. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. 'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-George Strawbridge (IRE); T-John & Thady Gosden. £44,780.
3–Holloway Boy (GB), 129, c, 2, Ulysses (Ire)–Sultry (GB), by Pivotal (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (60,000gns Wlg '20 TATFOA; 60,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Nick White & Mrs Elaine Burke; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Karl Burke. £22,380.
Margins: 3HF, 1 3/4, 3 3/4. Odds: 2.25, 3.00, 4.50.
Also Ran: Dancing Magic (Ire), Salt Lake City (Ire), Captain Wierzba (GB), King Of Steel, Stormbuster (GB).

 

 

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Deep Impact’s Auguste Rodin Takes The Champions Juvenile

The vibes were strong about Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) ahead of Saturday's G2 KPMG Champions Juvenile S. at Leopardstown and they proved correct as the son of Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) got his stable off to a strong start to Irish Champions Weekend. Fine-tuned since breaking his maiden over seven furlongs at Naas July 2, the 11-10 favourite was settled by Ryan Moore behind the leading pair early which included his stablemate and fellow TDN Rising Star Tower Of London (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Sent to the front with 1 1/2 furlongs of the mile trip remaining, the bay edged right with the smooth-travelling filly Caroline Street (No Nay Never) in attendance but ultimately had the answers to score by 1 1/2 lengths.

“He's a lovely horse and was a bit idle on ground that is probably a bit slow for him,” the winning rider said of the winner, who had looked unlucky when second on debut at The Curragh June 26. Aidan O'Brien had given the impression beforehand that Auguste Rodin has been sending out the right signals at Rosegreen and said, “He's just back off his break and will come forward plenty from it. He is a horse who probably doesn't want to be in front too long, but his mum was like that, she liked to be getting there late but that's a good thing as those horses tend to last longer. He always showed a lot of pace in his work and he's a good traveller, a lovely mover and will appreciate nice ground when he gets it.”

“He has a beautiful physique and a good nature and always went through his work very impressively,” he added. “To get a horse like him by Deep Impact out of a Galileo champion mare is incredible really. He could be a Futurity Trophy or a Dewhurst horse, he has plenty of class and quality and will probably sharpen up a lot from the race. We thought he could be the type of horse who could do both the Guineas and Derby, he could be a Derby horse that could start in the Guineas. He could get a mile and a half, but he's a mile, mile-and-a-quarter horse we thought.”

Of Tower Of London, who faded in midstraight and finished a disappointing last, O'Brien added, “At home he knew more than the other horse and ideally, we would have preferred to take our time a little bit more with the other horse but there was no pace. Something had to go and it probably didn't really suit him doing that.”

Pedigree Notes

Auguste Rodin, who becomes the 151st group winner for his legendary late sire, is so far the only known foal out of the leading racemare Rhododendron who was able to win a Lockinge at a mile and the Prix de l'Opera over 10 furlongs, as well as finish second to Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in the Oaks. Her dam is the outstanding producer Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), who also captured a trio of top-level contests from a mile to a mile and a quarter including the Irish 1000 Guineas. Rhododendron's full-sister Magical (Ire) was a seven-times group 1 winner, with her conquests featuring the feature race on this card and Ascot's Champion S.

Halfway To Heaven is out of the triple group scorer and G1 July Cup runner-up Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), who is also responsible for the G3 Abernant S. and G3 Sandown Sprint S. winner Tickled Pink (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and the G3 Summer S. winner Theann (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire). The latter went on to produce Galileo's GI First Lady S. and GI Rodeo Drive S. heroine Photo Call (Ire) and the G2 Richmond S. winner Land Force (Ire) (No Nay Never), while Tickled Pink is now the dam of the stable's upwardly-mobile Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage scorer Victoria Road (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}).

Saturday, Leopardstown, Britain
KPMG CHAMPIONS JUVENILE S.-G2, €150,000, Leopardstown, 9-10, 2yo, 8fT, 1:45.25, sf.
1–AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE), 131, c, 2, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
     1st Dam: Rhododendron (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, MG1SW-Eng, GSW & G1SP-Ire, GISP-US, $1,786,763), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Halfway To Heaven (Ire), by Pivotal (GB)
     3rd Dam: Cassandra Go (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. TDN Rising Star. O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €90,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $103,630. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Caroline Street, 128, f, 2, No Nay Never–Harvestfortheworld (Ire), by So You Think (NZ).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. ($200,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG). O-Marc Detampel & Michael Buckley; B-Grantley Acres, Ryan Conner & Ron Davidson (KY); T-Joseph O'Brien. €30,000.
3–Alder (Ire), 131, c, 2, Australia (GB)–Eccentricity, by Kingmambo.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Mrs A M O'Brien & Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €15,000.
Margins: 1HF, 3/4, 1. Odds: 1.10, 18.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Serious Challenge (Ire), Tower of London (Ire).

 

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Deep Impact’s Auguste Rodin A New TDN Rising Star

Unlucky on debut when second at The Curragh at the start of last month, Ballydoyle's Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Rhododendron {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) put that experience behind him to earn TDN Rising Star status at Naas on Saturday. Sent off the 30-100 favourite for the seven-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, the bay was swiftly into stride to race on the front end throughout the early stages. Shaken up by Seamus Heffernan to gain an outright advantage passing the two pole, he ran green in the clear but was always in his comfort zone en route to a two-length verdict over Shadowed (Ire) (Caravaggio), with Jim Bolger's highly-promising Young Ireland (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) a head away in third. “He had a lovely first run and he was an easy winner,” Heffernan said. “He gives me the feel of a proper horse and hopefully he keeps getting stronger. He won easy and it was nice to do the steering.”

Auguste Rodin is so far the sole foal out of the stable's high-class G1 Fillies' Mile, G1 Prix de l'Opera and G1 Lockinge S. heroine Rhododendron, who was also successful in the G2 Debutante S. and finished runner-up in the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Her dam Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), who was the winner of the Irish 1000 Guineas, G1 Sun Chariot S. and G1 Nassau S., also produced one of this yard's best females in the seven-time group 1 winner Magical (Ire) by Galileo and her group 3-winning sire Flying The Flag (Ire). Alongside Halfway To Heaven, the G2 King's Stand S.-winning third dam Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) who is a half-sister to Verglas (Ire) was also responsible for Galileo's GI First Lady S. and GI Rodeo Drive S. winner Photo Call (Ire).

6th-Naas, €16,000, Mdn, 7-2, 2yo, 7fT, 1:31.53, y/s.
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE), c, 2, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
     1st Dam: Rhododendron (Ire) (Ch. Older Mare-Eng at 7-9 1/2f, Ch. 2yo Filly-Ire, Ch. Older Mare-Ire at 7-9 1/2f, Ch. Older Mare-Eur at 7-9 1/2f, G1SW-Fr, MG1SW-Eng, GSW & G1SP-Ire, GISP-US, $1,786,763), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Halfway To Heaven (Ire), by Pivotal (GB)
     3rd Dam: Cassandra Go (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $13,375. O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Auguste Rodin Heads To Naas

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a son of
Group 1 winner Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

4.18 Naas, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, 7fT
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Ballydoyle's exciting son of the triple Group 1 winner Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who was a possibly unlucky runner-up at the Curragh at the start of last month, is expected back in action following his withdrawal from an often-important maiden as the ground turned yielding there on Sunday. Already favourite for the 2000 Guineas in some ante-post lists, the January-foaled bay is poised for an assessment from Seamie Heffernan as he tackles a smart-looking field including Yuesheng Zhang's re-opposing Dubawi Spectre (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the Jessie Harrington-trained 410,000gns Book 1 graduate out of the G3 Prix Imprudence winner Spectre (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) who was fourth behind him in that Curragh maiden.

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