Pondus is SW9 for Sea The Moon after winning Tuesday’s Lenebane Stakes (12f) at Roscommon.
The Joseph O’Brien-trained Pondus came to challenge on the outside in the final two furlongs and did best to defeat Camphor (Camelot) going away by 2-1/4 lengths with Helvic Dream (Power) a further 1-3/4 lengths away third.
It is the third win for the now Australian-owned Pondus which first sold for 25,000gns as a Tattersalls December foal and then for 80,000gns as a Tattersalls October Book 3 yearling.
Bred by Kirsten Rausing, Pondus is 4×2 to Green Desert and a half-brother to three winners including recent Australian winner Lord Belvedere (Archipenko).
The dam Diablerete (Green Desert) won at two and a three-quarter sister to Gr1 Grosser Dallmayr Preis at Munich winner Lady Jane Digby (Oasis Dream) and Gr3 Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh winner Gateman (Owington).
The granddam Scandalette (Niniski) is an unraced half-sister to Gr1 July Cup at Newmarket winner Polish Patriot (Danzig)
Deutsches Derby winner Sea The Moon (Sea The Stars) is advertised at 15.000 at Lanwades Stud in 2020.