Racecards
15:10 Newmarket
Ben Marshall Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- Form 453440
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Saleem Golam
raced stand side, in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
- Form 8560-43
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Ted Durcan
raced stand side, led and overall leader 7f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
- Form 442431
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right 3f out, effort over 1f out, ridden and soon weakened
- Form 614753
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
raced stand side, led 1f, chased leader after, ridden to lead 1f out, ridden out
- Form 12-2257
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey S Sanders
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 004620
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Richard Hughes
raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway approaching 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on near finish, not reach winner
- Form 3-33720
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey K Darley
raced centre, led that pair and on terms with stand side leader, hung left to join stand side group over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, soon edged left, stayed on same pace
- Form 8-70004
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey T Quinn
raced centre, tracked leader, ridden and edged left to join stand side group over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Museeb (USA)
46- Form 224396
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
We give Babodana, Polar Ben, Blatant and St Andrews fair claims here, but will select Polar Ben. Ratings and recent form point us in the direction of Polar Ben and Blatant, and fresh from his heavy-ground Doncaster win, the former can go well in his bid to follow up. Blatant belied his pacemaker tag by finishing third in the QE II last time, and a repeat of that would give this proven soft-ground performer a leading chance. Babodana loves easy going and has more than enough form to be given serious consideration, while a repeat of proven heavy-going runner St Andrews' Group 3 third here 14 days ago would give him a chance. Johnny Jumpup has yet to recapture his very good two-year-old form, which came on soft going, while Museeb would hold claims based on his Jersey Stakes fourth, but is unproven on the going. The others, for us, have something to find, which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Polar Ben.