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13:20 Newmarket

Bahrain Trophy (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
  • Winner: £28,355
  • 2nd: £10,750
  • 3rd: £5,380
  • 4th: £2,680
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 49.74s
  • Off Time: 13:20:44
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Masked Marvel

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Census (IRE)

    2/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Census (IRE)

      21
      2/1
      • Form 721-12
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 97

      prominent, chased winner 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, hung left entering final furlong, straightened up, ran on well towards finish, just held

      2(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star

      Crimson Knight

      13 CD
      50/1
      • Form 0731
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 78

      held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(6)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      Hurricane Higgins (IRE)

      20
      16/1
      • Form 12278
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 103

      pushed along out of stalls to lead, headed 8f out, ridden 3f out, edged left inside final furlong, one pace

      4(1)
      Silk - Black, Yellow cap

      Masked Marvel

      33
      2/1
      • Form 16-518
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 109

      prominent, led 8f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, held on

      5(5)
      Silk - Dark blue and pink stripes, pink sleeves and cap

      Solar Sky

      20
      11/4
      • Form 212
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 102

      held up in touch, headway 7f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

      Zain Al Boldan

      21
      11/1
      • Form 1-1195
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 104

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, dropped rear 8f out, stayed on to take 3rd 1f out, no impression on front pair

      Previous results

      2010
      (1)
      Silk -

      Corsica (IRE)

      15/8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      2009
      (7)
      Silk -

      Kite Wood (IRE)

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      2008
      (10)
      Silk -

      Donegal (USA)

      16/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      MASKED MARVEL beat subsequent Queen's Vase winner Namibian at Goodwood in May before finishing a highly creditable eighth in the Investec Derby at Epsom. That appears to give John Gosden's colt the edge over Solar Sky, who was second to Namibian at Royal Ascot, and makes him the one to beat here. Hurricane Higgins has hardly raised a gallop since finishing runner-up to stablemate Dordogne in the Lingfield Derby Trial but Census was second to the highly impressive Brown Panther at Ascot and looks a better bet than Zain Al Boldan and Crimson Knight.

      Formwatch

      Census (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, 2nd of 18, 6l behind Brown Panther (8-13) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.

      Crimson Knight 12-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, held up, headway over 3f out, chased leader approaching final 2f, led over 1f out, stayed on, driven out, won at Newmarket 1m 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun beating Starlight Walk (9-1) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

      Hurricane Higgins (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Dwelt, led after 1f until over 8f out, chased leader until over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 10, 50l behind Nathaniel (8-12) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Jun.

      Masked Marvel 25-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division on inside, good headway 5f out, forced wide on bend entering straight, disputing 4th over 3f out, soon ridden and gradually weakened from 2f out, beaten when hung left over 1f out, 8th of 13, 9l behind Pour Moi (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.

      Solar Sky 9-2 (9-1) Mid-division, good headway on inside over 3f out, switched left to outside over 2f out, chased winner and edged right over 1f out, took narrow lead inside final furlong, headed and bumped close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Namibian (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Jun.

      Zain Al Boldan 8-1 (8-12) Never travelled in rear, headway to moderate 5th inside final furlong, never a factor, 5th of 12, 18l behind Banimpire (8-12) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Jun.