15:20 Leopardstown

Saturday 9 September 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 2m 2.68s

1^st

(2)

Auguste Rodin

39-3

11/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd and headway entering straight, ridden and led 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final 150 yards op 7/2

2^nd

(4)

Luxembourg

49-9

4/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Soon led, pushed along early straight, soon ridden and headed 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong op 11/2

3^rd

(6)

Nashwa

49-6

9/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: Hollie Doyle

Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and went 3rd 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final 150 yards

4^th

(5)

King Of Steel

39-3

10/3

T: R VarianJ: K Stott

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th and closer approaching straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards

5^th

2 ¼

(7)

Alflaila

49-9

7/1

T: Owen BurrowsJ: Jim Crowley

Towards rear, pushed along and no impression early straight, soon ridden and 7th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 5th closing stages tchd 13/2

6^th

(8)

Point Lonsdale

49-9

40/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 50/1 tchd 66/1

7^th

3 ¼

(3)

Onesto

49-9

8/1

T: F ChappetJ: L Dettori

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner early straight and no impression in 6th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and eased closing stages op 11/2

8^th

1 ½

(1)

Sprewell

39-3

33/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, no extra in rear from over 1f out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Al Riffa²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.45, €1.50, €1.75EX:€18.70Trifecta:€64.50Tricast:€47.82SF:€14.43Swingers:€3.75, €4.05, €4.30

Forecasts

Auguste Rodin (11/4), King Of Steel (10/3), Luxembourg (4/1), Nashwa (9/2), Alflaila (7/1), Onesto (8/1), Al Riffa (8/1), Sprewell (33/1), Point Lonsdale (40/1)

A highly competitive renewal but the one who looks to have been underestimated in the market is NASHWA, who split a pair of high-class performers in the Juddmonte International at York last month. The drop back to 10f should be ideal for King of Steel given how he shaped in the Derby/King George so he has obvious claims, while dual-Derby winner Auguste Rodin has proved he can bounce back from a poor run.

NASHWA
KING OF STEEL (USA)
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Luxembourg

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €725,000.002nd: €250,000.003rd: €124,999.004th: €62,500.005th: €37,500.006th: €25,000.007th: €12,500.00