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14:25 Newmarket

Ben Marshall Stakes (Class A)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.97s
  • 14 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Babodana

25/1

    2
    Silk -

    Checkit (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Grand Passion (IRE)

      10/1

        1(14)
        Silk - Black, Red, White and Blue sash and hooped cap

        Polar Ben

        20
        12/1
        • Form 265310
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        held up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        3(11)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Danger Over

        7
        16/1
        • Form 330453
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        led main group, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace

        4(1)
        Silk - Straw

        Duck Row (USA)

        28
        7/1
        • Form 1-41444
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, switched to main group over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace

        5(4)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops and armlets, hooped cap

        Heretic

        92
        13/2
        • Form 216-410
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened

        6(9)
        Silk - Pink, Maroon chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star

        Mine (IRE)

        23 v
        16/1
        • Form 320340
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        7(13)
        Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Pablo

        179
        7/2
        • Form 031-145
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace

        8(15)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Shot To Fame (USA)

        28
        33/1
        • Form 005630
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up and never dangerous

        9(2)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue chevron and sleeves

        Babodana

        19
        25/1
        • Form 5-40042
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        raced alone stands side, made all, ridden out

        10(12)
        Silk - Purple, Gold hoop and armlets, Black cap

        Checkit (IRE)

        14
        4/1
        • Form 441433
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        in touch, led main group 2f out, kept on, always held by winner

        11(3)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron and armlets

        Excelsius (IRE)

        20
        20/1
        • Form 13-3033
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        switched to main group over 7f out, held up, raced keenly,never dangerous

        12(6)
        Silk - Rose, Black hooped cap

        Grand Passion (IRE)

        28
        10/1
        • Form 104120
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

        13(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        Sublimity (FR)

        135
        10/1
        • Form 4114
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        14(5)
        Silk - Red and White (halved), diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Rainbow End

        16
        40/1
        • Form D00-600
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        held up, never dangerous

        15(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink diamonds, armlets and cap

        Riquewihr

        46
        100/1
        • Form 1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        always behind

        2(8)
        NR

        Atavus

        7
        • Form 030104
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        Previous results

        2002
        (4)
        Silk -

        Smirk

        7/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        2001
        (6)
        Silk -

        Riberac

        9/4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        2000
        (2)
        Silk -

        Albarahin (USA)

        8/11
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        Heretic gets the vote ahead of stable mate Polar Ben while Sublimity and Checkit should provide stern opposition. James Fanshawe's lightly raced five-year-old hasn't been seen since finishing down the field in a valuable mile handicap at the Glorious Goodwood meeting after suffering trouble in running. However, the selection goes well fresh and is a very smart performer with cut in the ground so with conditions in his favour he looks sure to go well with Jamie Spencer in the plate. Polar Ben possesses a fine turn of foot which was seen to good effect when landing a Group 3 at Doncaster St Leger meeting but a 6lb penalty will prove hard to overcome. Sublimity has been off the track since Royal Ascot and has plenty to prove at this level while Checkit excelled himself in defeat last time but his overall form does not look good enough so Heretic looks the answer.