chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leader, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
rear, soon pushed along and trailing, ridden and no impression over 2f out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly final furlong
soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, ran wide on bend halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders early, soon mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression on outer over 1f out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, ridden and no extra over 2f out
hampered slightly leaving stalls, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, pushed along briefly after 2f, ridden in 7th 2f out, kept on into 5th 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong into 2nd closing stages
led, headed after 1f, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Now The King made a very encouraging start when beaten a nose at Naas and was leading at this trip before caught in the closing stages over a mile on heavy going at the Curragh. Turbo Command showed very good pace over this trip on his debut before dropping back to 5f here last month and staying on strongly. AESOP started favourite in the race Wichita won at the Curragh and led in the early stages. With that under his belt he's taken to continue the good form of Jessica Harrington's youngsters though the stable also run Ocean Monarch, whose dam has produced winners with her first three foals to race. Thames River is a half-brother to Group 1 winner Barney Roy and a newcomer to note.
Aesop (IRE) 9-2fav (9-5) Broke well and stumbled leaving stalls, led, headed at halfway, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, 2nd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 3 1/4l behind Wichita (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn Yielding in Aug.
Airlift (IRE) Clodovil colt out of Hattie Jacques.
Bolly Bullet (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Disputed briefly, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, closer on outer 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Santiago (9-5) at Listowel 1m mdn sft in Sep.
Estepona Sun 14-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along early straight and 11th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor, 7th of 16, 10l behind Schroders Mistake (8-10) at Fairyhouse 6f mdn Yielding in Sep.
Jan Wellens Dutch Art gelding out of Upstanding.
Now The King (IRE) 5-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 3rd 3 out, headway to dispute lead 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, close 2nd 1f out, disputed lead briefly under 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 23, 2 1/2l behind Katiba (9-0) at Curragh 1m mdn hvy in Sep.
Ocean Monarch (IRE) Bungle Inthejungle colt out of Spinning Ruby.
Red Beacon (IRE) Camacho colt out of Beacon Of Hope.
Rodwill (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Always rear, detached before halfway, no impression under 2f out, no extra, never a factor, 10th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Phase After Phase (9-5) at Bellewstown 5f mdn gd in Aug.
Sarwin (FR) 7-1 (9-3) A little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, raced on outer, soon tracked leaders, effort straight, kept on same pace without threatening from 1f out, 4th of 14, 4l behind Stela Star (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Sep.
Shadow Wind (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division early, no extra and one pace over 1f out, 22nd of 29, 23 1/4l behind Brook On Fifth (9-0) at Curragh 7f mdn sft in Aug.
Special Memento (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Dwelt, mid-division early, no extra and one pace over 1f out, 14th of 29, 18 1/4l behind Brook On Fifth (9-0) at Curragh 7f mdn sft in Aug.
Thames River Free Eagle colt out of Alina.
Turbo Command (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Pushed along early on inner, 4th halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd 100 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Believe In Beauty (9-0) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Sep.
Camogue Wood (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra, last of 16, 12 1/2l behind Vitalogy (9-5) at Naas 6f mdn gd in Jul.
Varna Gold (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) A little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, took keen hold, soon mid-division, raced on outer straight, soon effort, kept on same pace without threatening from 1f out, 7th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Stela Star (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Sep.
At War (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Close up, lost position and edged slightly left 2f out, soon no impression, 10th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Troop Commander (8-9) at Killarney 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
