Fortitudine made a striking start to his career Aug. 5 at Kempton Park, when the full brother to Rebel's Romance demolished his rivals by 21 lengths in the 1 3/8-mile novice on the all-weather surface.
The Charlie Appleby-trained 3-year-old gelding, sent off the 7-2 second favorite in a field of 12 for Godolphin, broke smartly under James Doyle and was settled in the lead.
Fortitudine briefly wandered around when the rail dropped away before quickly responding to a reminder from Doyle, and when Purple Moon moved alongside approaching the straight he found another gear to power clear for an emphatic success.
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Doyle, who rode Rebel's Romance to victory in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T), said: "He was quite professional. I gave him one tap, then he balanced up and away he went. He's learning on the job nicely.
"He feels like he lengthens away. He doesn't do anything too quickly, so I was keen to keep the revs up, keep him in a nice high gear and keep him galloping.
"The trip is right and he might even get a bit further."
He added: "I was a bit surprised myself when I had a little look around. It bodes well; hopefully he's in for a good career."
If it goes on to get anywhere near that of his brother Rebel's Romance, who was likewise trained by Appleby and was retired last month age 8 after nine top-level wins and £12 million in prize money, connections will be in clover.
Dam Minidress also produced the late Measured Time, a dual top-level winner by Frankel . Fortitudine and Rebel's Romance are sons of Dubawi.
