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

On Sunday, Auguste Rodin will be looking to become the first horse since Harzand in 2016 to complete the Epsom-Irish Derby double and add to trainer Aidan O’Brien’s staggering fourteen wins in the contest.

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.

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Trainer Aidan O’Brien recorded a remarkable ninth Epsom Derby success this afternoon as Auguste Rodin (9/2) bounced back from his no-show at Newmarket.