Comeback king Auguste Rodin on another recovery mission
Aidan O’Brien: ‘We’re happy with him, we’ve made changes and adjusted a few things.’
Aidan O’Brien has taken responsibility for Auguste Rodin’s disappointing run in Dubai and expects a more positive showing in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on Sunday. Last year’s dual Derby winner, who was also successful in the Irish Champion Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Turf, has developed a habit of throwing in the odd baffling run. He was well beaten in the 2000 Guineas before bouncing back at Epsom and just when it looked like he would dominate his peers, he ran no sort of race in the King George at Ascot. Yet again O’Brien worked his magic to get him back to win at Leopardstown and in America but in the Sheema Classic in March, he finished last of 12.“Obviously, Dubai was his first run of the year and it just went wrong, I probably got a little bit wrong tactically. I told Ryan (Moore) to take his time and anyone who took their time really didn’t get into the race,” said O’Brien. “Ryan took his time, there was no pace, William (Buick, on Rebel’s Romance) got sat in second and he controlled the race – and before you knew it, those in the second pack were cut off and the rest is history. “We’re happy with him, we’ve made changes and adjusted a few things and we think that run in Dubai will be gone.” O’Brien also runs outsider Hans Andersen.
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