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15:45 Newmarket

Price Bailey Ben Marshall Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £37,000 added
  • Winner: £20,983
  • 2nd: £7,955
  • 3rd: £3,981
  • 4th: £1,983
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.42s
  • Off Time: 15:46:19
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Mitchum Swagger

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Muntadab (IRE)

    9/2

      1(5)
      Silk - BLACK, ORANGE and BLACK diabolo on sleeves, BLACK and ORANGE quartered cap

      Mitchum Swagger

      14 D
      9/4
      • Form 150-368
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 102

      held up in touch, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly towards finish

      2(3)
      Silk - Purple, White diamond, hooped sleeves

      Muntadab (IRE)

      7 CD
      9/2
      • Form 017211
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 107

      led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner

      3(6)
      Silk - Peacock Blue, White cap

      Robin Of Navan (FR)

      28 D
      5/2
      • Form 344627
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 107

      with leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong no extra and lost 2nd place towards finsh

      4(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow hoop

      So Beloved

      7 D
      7/1
      • Form 068302
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 107

      slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

      5(1)
      Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

      Graffiti Master

      182
      4/1
      • Form 413-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 102

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra

      6(2)
      Silk - blue, silver braid, black cap

      Wicker

      8 p D
      66/1
      • Form 204332
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 73

      behind, effort over 2f out, never dangerous

      Previous results

      2017
      (8)
      Silk -

      Bravo Zolo (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      2016
      (5)
      Silk -

      Estidhkaar (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      2015
      (2)
      Silk -

      Big Baz (IRE)

      33/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      Muntadab is in great form but Doncaster runner-up So Beloved is 4lb better off for a length-and-a-quarter defeat and there may not be much between the pair today. Graffiti Master has only run once this year and that was in April. He’s been gelded since and this will be his first try over a mile. Robin Of Navan’s last win came in a Group 3 and he was placed in that grade at Maisons-Laffitte in September so has to go on the short-list but MITCHUM SWAGGER is preferred. Soft going is a real plus for Ralph Beckett’s entry and he was an eye-catcher in a tough handicap at Ascot last time when he didn’t have a lot of room. Wicker looks well out of her depth.

      Formwatch

      Mitchum Swagger 11-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway on far rail chasing leaders over 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 20, 4 1/4l behind Sharja Bridge (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Muntadab (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Led centre group, ridden to lead overall approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gs in Oct beating So Beloved (10-2) by 1 1/4l, 18 ran.

      Robin Of Navan (FR) (9-2) 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Ostilio (8-12) at Longchamp 1m Grp 2 gs in Oct.

      So Beloved 14-1 (10-2) Switched right start, held up in centre, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 18, 1 1/4l behind Muntadab (9-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

      Graffiti Master 8-1 (9-0) Led stand side group, led overall when groups merged over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 3l behind Key Victory (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.

      Wicker 9-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Etisalat (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.