Auguste Rodin booked his place in the history books this afternoon with a workmanlike victory in the Irish Derby at the Curragh.

Auguste Rodin will face eight rivals in Sunday's Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh as he bids to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-extending fifteenth Irish Derby and bring up a 100th European Classic for the master from Ballydoyle.

Auguste Rodin will face eight rivals in Sunday’s Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh as he bids to give trainer Aidan O’Brien a record-extending fifteenth Irish Derby and bring up a 100th European Classic for the master from Ballydoyle.

Next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby will revert to a Sunday slot for the first time since 2011 with an increased prize of €1.25 million on offer.