498:). Romanised settled in fifth place as his pacemaker Success Days disputed the early lead with Vocal Music before making a forward move 400 metres from the finish. Shaman went to the front 300 metres out but Romanised gained the advantage 120 metres from the finish and won "readily" by a length and a quarter. Ken Condon said "There's nothing like winning a Classic, but I've been watching racing since I was knee-high to a grasshopper and I've been very much aware of the history and prestige of this race. To get his name on the roll of honour means an awful lot. He was very impressive and it was great to see... he's more mature this season, he seems to be improving and I'd say that might be a career-best."
475:). All The King's Men led from the start before giving way to Hey Gaman but Romanised, who had raced in mid-division for most of the way, overtook the favourite inside the final furlong and won by a length to record his first victory in over a year. After the race Condon commented "Billy was delighted with him and said when the gap came he quickened up very smartly. He said when he got to the front he was always just doing enough. He's gone very professional this year, more relaxed and easier to deal with. I thought it was a lovely performance."
384:). Romanised raced at the rear of the field before making steady progress after switching to the outside in the straight. He overtook U S Navy Flag 100 metres from the finish and kept on well to win by two and a quarter lengths. Ken Condon, who had not trained a winner since July 2017, said "It's the stuff of dreams. We’ve been struggling just even to get a winner. But we knew he was a lovely horse. You can have a horse and you like him but sure, who are we to like a horse? How are you going to take on the might of
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case. To be fair to the horse, to his record and career, that's what's going to happen". On 19 September an appeal panel upheld the original decision. Ng's racing manager Rupert
Pritchard-Gordon said "It's a little disappointing but ultimately it's their decision. Everyone has their own opinion, we thought we had a very good case... The decision didn't go our way but we felt it was worth a try."
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the horse but said "It's lovely to see him back. We were anxious to start him on his own doorstep and what better place than here in a race he's won before and obviously he has good form here. I'm delighted with that... He had a blow too, but it's important after being out for so long as there is no substitute for a match, you can do all the training you like."
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Six days after his run in Hong Kong it was announced that
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Lancaster House. After racing in third place he overcame some problems in running before overtaking the front-running favourite just inside the final furlong and drawing ahead in the closing stages to win by one and three quarter lengths. Condon felt that the ground was softer than ideal for
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Romanised attempted to repeat his 2019 success in the Prix Jacques le Marois but despite making some progress from the rear of the field in the last 400 metres he never looked to be a serious threat and came home fifth of the seven runners behind
368:-trained Imaging. Nineteen days later the colt was stepped up to the highest class for the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh and went off a 25/1 outsider in an eleven-runner field. The British-trained Elarqam (fourth in the
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November when he started odds on favourite but after taking the lead and looking the likely winner he was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third. On his final appearance Romanised was sent to contest the
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Rajasinghe after struggling to obtain a clear run in the last quarter mile. On 13 August Romanised was ridden by
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Romanised started a 25/1 outsider but belied his odds as he overcame repeated problems in attempting to obtain a clear run to finish a close fourth behind
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16:Irish Thoroughbred racehorse
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1089:. 18 July 2020 – via
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920:. Racing Post. 26 May 2018.
918:"Irish 2000 Guineas result"
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1144:"Hong Kong Mile result"
1017:"Prix du Moulin result"
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695:Romantic Venture (IRE)
413:Prix Jacques Le Marois
188:Prix Jacques Le Marois
159:Prix Jacques Le Marois
1190:2015 racehorse births
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812:"Romanised pedigree"
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1058:Racing Post
853:29 December
832:Racing Post
715:Lorenzaccio
688:Ciboulette
676:Fanfreluche
657:Secretariat
640:His Majesty
631:Pas de Nom
572:Stud career
547:surface at
541:Palace Pier
401:Royal Ascot
366:Dermot Weld
315:Pat Smullen
311:Royal Ascot
280:maiden race
276:Shane Foley
251:maiden race
224:The Curragh
1184:Categories
795:References
730:Swing Easy
662:Bold Ruler
469:One Master
390:Ballydoyle
220:Charles Ng
198:Background
143:Major wins
138:£1,031,587
122:Ken Condon
971:Racing TV
775:Bubinka (
545:Polytrack
459:. In the
449:Mustashry
386:Godolphin
329:-trained
298:from the
282:over six
204:bay horse
168:Romanised
130:20: 5-2-1
113:Robert Ng
39:Grandsire
24:Romanised
1003:Timeform
709:Ahonoora
636:Razyana
609:Danehill
588:Pedigree
582:Normandy
524:COVID-19
480:Watch Me
284:furlongs
186:and the
135:Earnings
70:Stallion
43:Danehill
779:: 8-f)
748:Alleged
578:Clarbec
453:Laurens
423:in the
323:Curragh
321:at the
304:Group 2
119:Trainer
101:Breeder
86:Ireland
83:Country
57:Damsire
788:inbred
777:Family
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626:(CAN)
617:Danzig
490:) and
355:Listed
296:length
161:(2019)
151:(2018)
127:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
744:1992
711:(GB)
705:1985
703:(IRE)
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