River Captain (IRE)
Owner: Mr Sylvester Kirk Trainer: S Kirk Sex: Colt Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2009 | Goodwood | Good | 1m 1f 192y | 2 | Roman Republic | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 16 | E Ahern | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2009 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Fareer | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 30 | E Ahern | 14/1 |
| in touch stands side, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2009 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 18y | 2 | River Captain | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 17 | E Ahern | 16/1 |
| tracked leader, closed up entering straight, led over 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 16 May 2009 | Newbury | Soft | 1m 2f 6y | 2 | Aqwaal | 8st 6lbs | 6 of 12 | James Doyle | 11/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2009 | Epsom Downs | Good | 1m 114y | 5 | River Captain | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 18 | R L Moore | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, quickened to lead on inside 3f out, soon clear, ran on final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 4 | Kimberley Downs | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 6 | L P Keniry | 12/1 |
| led, headed well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2008 | Curragh | Yielding | 6f | 0 | Pasar Silbano | 9st 3lbs | 22 of 29 | P J Smullen | 10/1 |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2008 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 2 | Battle of Hastings | 9st | 10 of 16 | L Dettori | 4/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2008 | Bath | Soft | 1m 5y | 5 | River Captain | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | R Kingscote | 2/1 |
| always prominent, ridden to lead and hung right from well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2008 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 1m | 5 | Red Reef | 9st 4lbs | of 13 | R Kingscote | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2008 | Newmarket | Good | 1m | 4 | Highland Storm | 8st 4lbs | of 12 | M Dwyer | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2008 | Salisbury | Good to Soft | 6f 212y | 5 | River Captain | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | R Kingscote | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, in command final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2008 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 16y | 4 | Pegasus Lad | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 12 | L P Keniry | 66/1 |
| behind, kept on final furlong, never nearer | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2008 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 5 | Portugese Caddy | 8st 11lbs | 12 of 15 | B Doyle | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | Solo Attempt | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 10 | B Doyle | 40/1 |
| started slowly, took keen hold in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on and not troubled leaders | |||||||||


