Aidan O’Brien is backing 2,000 Guineas flop Auguste Rodin to put his Newmarket defeat behind him and prove himself a “special” talent at Epsom on Saturday.
Auguste Rodin is rated so highly he was touted as a potential Triple Crown horse, capable of winning the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger, a feat not matched since the great Ninjinsky in 1970.
Yet despite starting 13-8 favourite to win the first leg he trailed in 12th of 14 at Newmarket, on soft ground, 22 lengths behind the Frankie Dettori-ridden winner Chaldean.
