Coroebus puts record straight with impressive Autumn Stakes win
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Tue 5 Dec 2023
By Graham Clark
Coroebus furthered strengthened trainer Charlie Appleby’s impressive two year old team after thrusting into contention for next year’s QIPCO 2000 Guineas with an impressive success in the Emirates Autumn Stakes.
After being collared late on when looking all over the winner of the Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes at the track 14 days ago the Dubawi colt was not to be denied on this occasion when proving a class above his rivals in the mile Group Three contest.
Held on to much longer by William Buick on this occasion, the 4-5 favourite burst through down the centre of the track to take command of affairs entering the final quarter of a mile.
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Quickening clear in a matter of strides the odds-on favourite was not for catching under Buick with the pair leaving their rivals toiling in behind before passing the post two lengths clear of runner-up Imperial Fighter.
Victory for Coroebus was a third win in the race for Newmarket handler Appleby, who saddled One Ruler to glory in the race 12 months ago, having previously sent out subsequent Group One scorer Ghaiyyath to glory in the 2017 renewal.
Appleby, recording a 5.3-1 double following the victory of Goldspur in the preceding Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes, said: “It wasn’t anybody’s fault in the Royal Lodge. It is easy to sit in the stands and say William should have done this, that and the other.
“This horse is very much learning on the job and he took William by surprise with that acceleration and we have seen it again today.
“If you asked William he would have probably said he wished he would have sat a bit longer again.
“People questioned why we were coming back as quick as we have done but I didn’t want to run this horse on soft ground at the back end in the Vertem Futurity Trophy or the Horris Hill.
“I wanted to come up here on good ground. We were confident we were going to win on the back of what we saw in the Royal Lodge and on what we have seen at home.
“He is a horse that has always been exciting in the spring. He was doing stuff that he shouldn’t have been doing for the size of him.
“We had to bite our own tongues not to run him before we did. He is rewarding us for being patient.”
An outing in the Craven Stakes back at the track next year could be next on the agenda for Coroebus before tackling the QIPCO 2000 Guineas, which he was trimmed to 5-1 for by both Coral and Paddy Power.
Appleby added: “We wanted him to come up here and gain some more experience on the track. He will be put away now and look forwards to the spring.
“Most definitely we will look at the 2000 Guineas. We will probably take in a trial in the spring. There is no reason why we won’t come down the proven route of the Craven and work our way from there.”
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