King makes breakthrough in style

Ballydoyle colt All The King's Men got off the mark with the minimum of fuss when claiming the five furlong maiden on the card at Naas.

Donnacha O'Brien had the 4/7 shot to the fore throughout and he was the definite leader at halfway.

The No Nay Never colt quickened away over a furlong from home and ran on strongly in the closing stages to post a three length success.

Stable-mate Never No More another son of No Nay Never, kept on nicely to chase him home.

The winner had been turned over at even-money on his previous two outings but made no mistake today on his fourth career start.

Aidan O’Brien said:- “Donnacha said he’s a fast horse. He went to Listowel and the soft ground got him. He wants a nice bit of ground — I’d say that is the key to him.

“He had a good run here before Listowel.

“The second horse ran very well also, and you would have to be happy with him on his first run. We liked him a lot in the spring and he had a lay-off and he’s just back.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)