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14:50 Newmarket

Bentinck Stakes (Class A)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.18s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ashdown Express (IRE)

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Royal Millennium (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Colonel Cotton (IRE)

      25/1

        1(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Dark Blue and Light Blue diabolo on sleeves

        Stormont (IRE)

        44
        25/1
        • Form 002631
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        led, ridden over 1f out, edged right under pressure entering final furlong, soon headed, weakened

        2(14)
        Silk - Red, Yellow hoop, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

        Fayr Jag (IRE)

        20
        10/1
        • Form 101510
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, clipped heels and unseated rider just inside final furlong

        3(8)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, check sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue spots

        The Tatling (IRE)

        12
        8/1
        • Form 126553
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2

        held up in touch, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on

        4(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue star, Light Blue and Royal Blue halved sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

        Ashdown Express (IRE)

        20
        13/2
        • Form 421354
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and spots on Yellow cap

        Atavus

        31
        33/1
        • Form 500301
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden and weakened final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - Beige, Royal blue chevrons, beige sleeves, Royal blue cap

        Colonel Cotton (IRE)

        15
        25/1
        • Form 453501
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        steadied start, switched left and headway final furlong, ran on

        7(13)
        Silk - PINK, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, armlets and spots on cap

        Halmahera (IRE)

        6 b
        20/1
        • Form 061001
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, not clear run 1f out, soon hampered, not recover

        8(12)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Polar Way

        20
        10/3
        • Form 14-3602
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, soon in touch, effort and not clear run just inside final furlong, eased

        9(5)
        Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Royal Blue stars

        Resplendent Cee (IRE)

        13
        50/1
        • Form 301053
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Royal Millennium (IRE)

        5
        13/2
        • Form 000502
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish

        11(2)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

        Vanderlin

        12
        33/1
        • Form 012204
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        tracked leaders till weakened over 1f out

        12(10)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Vision of Night

        15 b
        33/1
        • Form 302130
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, keen early, some late headway, never dangerous

        13(9)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap

        Baltic King

        6
        8/1
        • Form 204310
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, hampered entering final furlong, never dangerous

        14(7)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Country Reel (USA)

        90
        9/1
        • Form 114-20
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Some real speedsters turn out here, with Polar Way selected to beat Royal Millennium, The Tatling, Stormont and Country Reel. The latter, winner of last year's Gimcrack at York for David Loder, has only raced twice in the Godolphin silks, first worn when he was beaten a head by Orientor at Newcastle. Subsequently down the field behind Somnus in Listed company at Newbury, he meets The Tatling who was ahead in third, on worse terms, so so should theoretically be held by Milton Bradley's star. However, you just never know how much a Godolphin inmate is likely to improve for one reason or another, and he is one to keep on the right side of. Royal Millennium was fifth in the Ayr Gold Cup and has been unlucky since, notably when headed inside the final furlong in Group 1 company at Longchamp. If there had been more cut in the ground, he would have been something to bet on, but with conditions still on the fast side, Polar Way is taken to step up on his excellent second to Acclamation in the Group 2 Diadem Stakes at Ascot three weeks ago. Only lightly raced, (nine career outings), Amanda Perrett's four-year-old looks to have a bright future and is the pick in a cracking renewal.