Godolphin’s Rebel’s Romance Annexes Cologne’s Preis Von Europa [Video]

By Tom Frary

Adding Sunday’s G1 Preis von Europa at Cologne to his G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin victory, Godolphin’s Rebel’s Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) upstaged some of Germany’s premier performers as William Buick timed it to perfection again. Switched off in rear throughout the early stages, the 13-10 favourite was delivered towards the rail to hit the front inside the final furlong and beat Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) by 3/4 of a length, with Amazing Grace (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}) 2 1/4 lengths away in third. “He was nice and relaxed and showed at Hoppegarten that he has a turn of foot–it’s a long straight here and he’s better on faster ground, so he did well.”

Rebel’s Romance, who captured last year’s G2 UAE Derby on the dirt and also took the Listed Fred Archer S. at Newmarket June 25 and Goodwood’s G3 Glorious S. July 29 prior to adding Hoppegarten’s Grosser Preis von Berlin …