Kyprios underlined his domination of the European staying scene with a second Prix du Cadran (G1) success Oct. 5, breaking a tie with Rock of Gibraltar, Yeats, Minding , Highland Reel , and Magical to turn into Aidan O’Brien’s first trainee on the flat to win eight occasions at group 1 stage.
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A horse who at one stage regarded like he won’t dwell owing to an an infection in a fetlock, not to mention return to racing, Kyprios was including to an ideal season together with his sixth straight win, leaving Trueshan —himself a twin Cadran hero— two lengths again in second, with Coltrane a neck additional again.
When his place on the numerical prime of the Ballydoyle group 1 tally was identified to him, O’Brien mentioned: “We have by no means had a horse do this earlier than and it is so nice after what he went by way of. The homeowners have been affected person with him, I do not suppose everybody would have given him the time he wanted.”
Kyprios was lower to 8-11 (from evens) by Betfair Sportsbook for the Lengthy Distance Cup (G2) and O’Brien will goal that means in 14 days time, all issues being equal.
“The dream is that if all the pieces is effectively with him he may return to Ascot in two weeks after which have the winter off,” mentioned O’Brien. “Then he’ll have his two preps for the Gold Cup subsequent yr. That is what we’ll dream about.”
Such a plan will not add to Kyprios’s group 1 haul, although it’s clear having the son of Galileo completely satisfied and racing once more is value far more to O’Brien and his group than anyplace within the document books.
“He is certainly one of these horses that loves being in coaching,” mentioned O’Brien. “Some horses choose to be on vacation however a number of the nice horses choose to be in coaching.
“He likes his routine within the morning and within the night; he sleeps and eats and workout routines. He goes by way of all his physio and loves each little bit of it. Whenever you see him strolling from one bit he marches to the following stage. He is a really uncommon horse like that.”
Debates about the place he would have completed within the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) will stay unresolved as O’Brien has his sights set on continued mastery of the staying division, a scenario that’s simply positive by Ryan Moore.
“I feel he is actually obtained a number of expertise; he is simply higher than them,” mentioned a smiling Moore, who pushed again on the concept that this most keen accomplice could be simply as efficient over center distances.
Trueshan arguably ran proper as much as the type of his wins on this race in 2021 and 2023 on floor that had dried out greater than Alan King would have wished for.
“I am delighted with him, he is run a cracking race,” mentioned rider James Doyle. “When Ryan pressed the button, Kyprios simply caught him out a contact however I cherished the way in which he hit the road. Coltrane got here to try to get second however he rallied effectively.”
