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Luxembourg Back On Top In Curragh Comeback

It may not have been the wide-margin success prohibitive odds of 2-9 might have implied beforehand, but Westerberg and Coolmore's G1 Futurity Trophy hero and G1 2000 Guineas third Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}–Attire {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) was on the comeback trail from his storied muscular woes in Saturday's G3 Fitzdares Royal Whip S. at the Curragh and not only proved his wellbeing, but much, much more with an impressively game performance in the card's 10-furlong feature. The day's star attraction was allowed find his own rhythm and stalked the leading trio within comfortable range from the outset. Inching forward into third approaching the quarter-mile pole, he quickened in style to seize control with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and rallied gamely under drive when joined by Insinuendo (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) in the latter stages, regaining a neck advantage from that older rival in the dying strides. Insinuendo, in turn, finished 4 1/4 lengths clear of the winner's stablemate Realism (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in third.

“We didn't think he'd ever get here, so we're very relieved,” admitted Aidan O'Brien after registering an 11th triumph in the contest. “We thought that he had no chance of running after what happened to him. Everyone did a great job to get him over his first mishap and he was off for a long time. It wasn't smooth with him when he came back and Jamie, who looks after him, did an incredible job. Our eye was on the [G1] Irish Champion and you couldn't go to there without a run and this was the only place we could run. The track was beautiful, it's very difficult to have ground the way it is in this heat, so hats off to the Curragh. First time back we didn't want a grueller because he was only ready to start. It was brilliant really because they didn't go too fast and he had to quicken and run hard for the last two [furlongs], which he'd want to do before going into a big championship race. He's a horse that can go a very high tempo and quicken off it. He quickened today off a slow pace and we know a strong tempo brings out the best in him. Ryan [Moore] said he moved up, got there and just shut down. He's used to doing that in his work, just getting there and coming with horses. We were only going to have one race to sharpen him and then we could take him home and get the rest. I can't tell you how delighted we are with him. Ryan was very good on him. He had to wake him up, make him get down and do it without being too serious on him. He was brilliant at that and he found when he had to find. Going to the line he was coasting again. I thought he would improve 20 to 30 percent from today and, hopefully, now he comes out of it okay.”

Luxembourg, who went perfect through a three-race juvenile campaign which included a win in the G2 Beresford S., is one of his sire's 10 elite-level winners and the leading performer for Attire (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). The March-foaled bay is kin to G2 Mooresbridge S. victor Leo De Fury (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and dual Group 3 third Sense Of Style (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). Attire is a full-sister to G3 Glorious S. victor Forgotten Voice (Ire) and also kin to G3 Prix de Flore winner Australie (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), herself the dam of stakes-winning G3 Diamond S. third Hawke (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) and Listed Prix de Saint-Cyr victrix Mireille (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}). Attire is also the second dam of this year's Listed Churchill S. winner and G3 Tyros S. runner-up Hellsing (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}). Her unraced half-sister Norwegian Princess (Ire) (Fairy King) is the dam of stakes-winning G3 Prix Thomas Bryon second Private Jet (Fr) (Aussie Rules) and stakes-winning G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis runner-up Princedargent (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}). From the family of GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero Arcangues (Sagace {Fr}) and G1 Prix de Diane heroine Aquarelliste (Fr) (Danehill), Luxembourg is a full-brother to the twice-placed 2-year-old colt Hiawatha (Ire), a yearling filly and a weanling filly.

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
FITZDARES ROYAL WHIP S.-G3, €55,000, Curragh, 8-13, 3yo/up, 10fT, 2:10.94, gd.
1–LUXEMBOURG (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Camelot (GB)
1st Dam: Attire (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
2nd Dam: Asnieres, by Spend A Buck
3rd Dam: Albertine (Fr), by Irish River (Fr)
(150,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-B V Sangster (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €33,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng, 5-4-0-1, $354,443. *1/2 to Leo De Fury (Ire) (Australia {GB}), GSW-Ire, $156,911; and Sense Of Style (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), MGSP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Insinuendo (Ire), 131, m, 5, Gleneagles (Ire)–Obama Rule (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (€110,000 Ylg '18 GOFOR). O-Deegan Racing Syndicate; B-Mount Armstrong Stud (IRE); T-Willie McCreery. €11,000.
3–Realism (Ire), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Where (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €5,500.
Margins: NK, 4 1/4, SHD. Odds: 0.22, 7.50, 66.00.
Also Ran: Georgeville (GB), Anchorage (Ire), Point Gellibrand (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Former Derby Favourite Luxembourg To Return In Royal Whip

The Coolmore partners' Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a one-time G1 Cazoo Derby favourite until meeting with a setback in the spring, will reappear in the G3 Royal Whip S., according to trainer Aidan O'Brien. Held at the Curragh on Aug. 13, the 10-furlong event will be the starting point for the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy S. and G2 Beresford S. hero. If all goes well in the Royal Whip, a start in the Sept. 10 G1 Irish Champion S. is also possible for the 3-year-old colt later in the season. The bay's only race this year was a solid third in the Apr. 30 G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

O'Brien said, “The plan is for Luxembourg to start back in the Royal Whip here in a few weeks. The next plan after that is that he will go for the Irish Champion S.”

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Observations: Luxembourg’s Brother on Show at Killarney

5.15 Killarney, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, 8f 20yT
HIAWATHA (IRE) (Camelot {GB}), Ballydoyle's chosen one as he debuts in the opener to this beautiful venue's week-long July Festival, is a rare commodity as a full-brother to the stable's G1 Futurity Trophy and G2 Beresford S. hero Luxembourg (Ire) who made a successful racecourse bow at this meeting 12 months ago and has been a notable absentee from the top action since sustaining an injury after his 2000 Guineas third. The top-priced colt at last year's Goffs Orby at €1.2million, the March-foaled bay is in the maiden won 12 months ago by Piz Badile (Ire) (Ulysses {Ire}) and in which Buckaroo (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) was third, and their respective trainers Donnacha and Joseph O'Brien have a trio engaged between them including Joseph's Qatar Racing unraced colt Valiant King (GB), one of the few by Roaring Lion whose dam is a half to the group 1 performer Teletext (Empire Maker).

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Guineas Glory For Coroebus

A Godolphin-Charlie Appleby one-two in Saturday's G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket seemed highly plausible, but as the dust settled on the sun-blessed Rowley Mile it was Coroebus (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and not Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) who held the Moulton Paddocks bragging rights. Despite arriving here in his stablemate's shadow, the G3 Autumn S. winner received due respect and support at 5-1 attempting to navigate from the one draw on the far side. As the 5-4 favourite charged down the other wing with William Buick animated, Coroebus was just gliding under James Doyle and no sooner had he been delivered to lead approaching the furlong pole was the result settled. Hard as Native Trail tried to bridge the gap, it was 3/4 of a length at the line as Ballydoyle's Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) put up an ideal Derby trial, 1 1/2 lengths away in third. “At halfway, I thought 'this is all going pretty well' and I just had to keep patient,” the winning rider said. “It was no surprise to see William there at the finish–I had thought of saying to him going down 'I'll be seeing you at the other end' and that was how it happened. He travelled incredibly strong throughout and there's no reason he won't improve from today, as he was quite exuberant through the race.”

What had looked beforehand a vintage renewal may well turn out that way, with the only one of the “big four” out of the frame being the forwardly-ridden Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) who had been interfered with by Native Trail as that rival veered right running down into the dip. Coroebus, who had so dramatically gone too early when worn down by Royal Patronage (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the G2 Royal Lodge S., was not for stopping this time as he showed all the benefit of a winter's strengthening. Still a physical specimen in need of time, the winner faced a deficit in terms of form figures entering this but put it all together to emerge best of a strong bunch.

As Coroebus remained trapped wide without cover for the early part of the contest, Native Trail had the same dilemma towards the stands but as expected their racing styles were in marked contrast throughout. There was no surprise to see Buick niggling some way out to engage his long-striding mount and, equally, nothing unusual in the manner Doyle was able to employ minimal encouragement to send the slick-travelling second-string forward heading to the downhill slope. Native Trail lost minor momentum there as he lugged into Point Lonsdale, but his finish was typically strong enough to win out had Coroebus fallen into a hole as he had in the Royal Lodge. Seven months on, the son of Dubawi was a more dynamic proposition at the death and that was the telling factor. Intriguingly, he becomes the latest superstar to emerge from the August Newmarket mile novice–formerly a maiden–won by Motivator (GB), Frankel (GB) and Roaring Lion.

“Ryan [Moore] joined me quite quick and so I just asked him a couple of questions going into the dip and he responded incredibly–I think had Ryan not forced my hand to go early I could have afforded to be even cheekier and he would have won even more impressively,” explained Doyle, the latest in a long line of riders to sport the old “lucky” white cap for the operation in a prestige event. “It is just amazing how hard it is to win this race. I've ridden some very good horses, including Kingman and Barney Roy–I hate to mention them, but they both fell short through no fault of their own and were victims of circumstance. It is testament to Charlie and the belief he has in us guys. For a jockey go out in a big race with a free rein to change things up is an incredible feeling.”

Interestingly, immediately after Coroebus's Autumn success on a Future Champions Day which belonged to the stable, Appleby had seemed to favour him over Native Trail. He said at the time, “It's a long way off, but I do like Coroebus. He's a supreme traveller and although you cannot fault what Native Trail has done, you've got to be able to travel in a Guineas and what Coroebus does have is a high cruising speed. You'll never take him off the bridle before the two-pole.” Reflecting on Saturday's performance, he said, “I could see James was travelling for fun and that's what this horse does–they can't go quick enough for him. He's a seven-furlong horse who could potentially get a bit further than a mile in time, I think.”

“I'd like to think I know the Dubawis by now,” Appleby added. “We've had enough of them through our hands and he's shown us all the right signs. This horse has always shown, like any good horse, natural pace and when they have that natural pace in the physique he has you can't do anything apart from get excited about it. He gained a lot of confidence in the Autumn Stakes and you have to just keep filling him up as he has an electric turn of foot. Dare I say it, he'll progress throughout the season and I think we'll potentially try to keep them apart.”

“It would be a shame for them to keep butting heads with one another and on the evidence of what we've seen today they are the best two 3-year-old colts around to date,” their trainer concluded. “We can probably say Native Trail will go to Ireland for the Irish 2000 Guineas where we have seen him be impressive before and Coroebus can go straight to the St James's Palace. Native Trail has gone down on his sword, but to be fair to him he's not actually built like a Newmarket runner and his class gets him through it. He's built to meet a nice rising track and Ascot would suit him perfectly. He's been beaten by an exceptional horse and is still a class animal.”

Already replete with Derby prospects, Aidan O'Brien can approach the Epsom Classic with even greater bullishness after Luxembourg put in a perfect preparatory effort. There were shades of Australia (GB), who also filled the third spot in 2014, in his performance as he stayed on to chase the pacier duo up ahead. “We knew he was a middle-distance horse and we were happy with where he was coming into this, so we were delighted with that run,” he said. “Everything went perfect over the winter and Ryan was delighted, he said he just stepped half a length slow out of the stalls and it just lost him a length or two but he was full of praise and Ryan did everything perfect. Point Lonsdale might not have been as forward as the other horse, so we hope there's going to be more to come from him. He's a horse that's going to be happy stepping up to a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half as well.”

Coroebus is the second foal out of the G3 Oh So Sharp S. scorer First Victory (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), who is one of five black-type winners out of the leading producer Eastern Joy (GB) (Dubai Destination). They include the four-times group 1 and grade I-winning Godolphin flagbearer Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}), who was versatile enough to win a Dubai World Cup, the G2 May Hill S. winner and G1 1000 Guineas-placed Ihtimal (Ire) (Shamardal) and Always Smile (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) who was runner-up in the G1 Sun Chariot S. and third in the G1 Falmouth S. The third dam is the G2 Sun Chariot S. winner Red Slippers (Nureyev), a full-sister to the G2 Jockey Club S. winner and G1 Epsom Derby-placed Romanov (Ire) and a half to the G1 Irish Derby and G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Balanchine (Storm Bird) who was responsible for the G1 Prix de Diane heroine West Wind (GB) (Machiavellian). Also connected to the G1 Irish Derby hero Sovereign (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), First Victory's 2-year-old colt by Shamardal is named Pherenikos (Ire).

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS S.-G1, £500,000, Newmarket, 4-30, 3yo, 8fT, 1:36.27, gd.
1–COROEBUS (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
     1st Dam: First Victory (Ire) (GSW-Eng), by Teofilo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Eastern Joy (GB), by Dubai Destination
     3rd Dam: Red Slippers, by Nureyev
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-James Doyle. £283,550. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $439,852. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Native Trail (GB), 126, c, 3, Oasis Dream (GB)–Needleleaf (GB), by Observatory. (€50,000 Wlg '19 ARQDE; 67,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; 210,000gns 2yo '21 TATBRE). O-Godolphin; B-Le Haras d'Haspel (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. £107,500.
3–Luxembourg (Ire), 126, c, 3, Camelot (GB)–Attire (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (150,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Westerberg,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,D Smith; B-B V Sangster (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. £53,800.
Margins: 3/4, 1HF, 2. Odds: 5.00, 1.25, 4.50.
Also Ran: Eydon (Ire), Berkshire Shadow (GB), Lusail (Ire), Perfect Power (Ire), Royal Patronage (Fr), Light Infantry (Fr), Point Lonsdale (Ire), The Wizard of Eye (Ire), Tacarib Bay (GB), Boundless Ocean (Ire), Checkandchallenge (GB), Dubawi Legend (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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