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15:10 Newmarket

Ben Marshall Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.41s
  • 8 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Black, Light Blue chevron and sleeves

Babodana

14 CDD
9/2
  • Form 453440
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 108

raced stand side, in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f

2(3)
Silk - Royal blue

Blatant

35 vt D
9/2
  • Form 8560-43
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 115

raced stand side, led and overall leader 7f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Black, Red, White and Blue sash and hooped cap

Polar Ben

7 CDC
7/2
  • Form 442431
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 109

raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right 3f out, effort over 1f out, ridden and soon weakened

4(2)
Silk - Purple
11/4
  • Form 614753
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 106

raced stand side, led 1f, chased leader after, ridden to lead 1f out, ridden out

5(9)
Silk - Emerald Green and Red stripes
  • Form 12-2257
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 104

raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

7(6)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow stripe and armlets, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 004620
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 81

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

8(7)
Silk - Purple and Red check, Yellow sleeves, Purple cap
  • Form 3-33720
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 103

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

9(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Royal Blue and White diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, White star
50/1
  • Form 8-70004
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 87

raced centre, tracked leader, ridden and edged left to join stand side group over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6(5)
NR
  • Form 224396
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 100

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.