14.25
HeavyBen Marshall Stakes (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £31190.5
- 1m 0f 75y
- Class 1
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 1-4242 D BF
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (7) |
22nd Sep 2023 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Listed winner (7f, soft) on sole outing last year and Group 2 runner-up at Ascot (1m, good to soft) in July on second start back from an absence; respectable fourth of five in Group 1 Sussex Stakes (1m, soft) at Glorious Goodwood and holds leading claims now back down in grade. |
11/10 |
Abandoned
Form: 487454 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (10) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
7yo who's spent the vast majority of his career in Group or Listed races and this time last year he was fifth on this card in the Group 1 Lockinge; only his second handicap when, like so many others, he met traffic problems in the Spring Cup over C&D (28-1) four weeks ago; Rossa Ryan gets back on board and they are not totally dismissed. |
20/1 |
|
10th 1 (23) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Pretty consistent in Listed/Group races in 2025 without performing to his very best; losing sequence now stands at 18 and he reappears after seven months off in his first handicap since July 2022; cheekpieces left off and others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
9th 3 (6) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Retains plenty of ability and finished nicely for respectable effort in 1m Group 3 at Haydock most recently; going back up in trip looks a positive but his long losing sequence remains a negative. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 537571 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (4) |
5th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
C&D winner (good to soft) just over four years ago; on a losing run since going back-to-back at Nottingham and Newmarket (both heavy at around 1m) in the autumn of 2023 and recent efforts are not enough to tempt despite this falling mark. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 (8) |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Continues to drop down the weights but this 8yo struggled in the main last season and it was the same story on last month's reappearance; needs to turn things around. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 12-823 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (5) |
24th Oct 2025 Heavy 0m 7f 6y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Suited by ground softer than good; proved resurgent last time in Redcar Listed contest he'd won a year earlier; on a workable mark returned to handicap level and Jack Dace takes off a bonus 5lb; shortlisted. |
13/2 |
|
4th 1 (1) |
4th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Came good in the mud last autumn, winning an Ascot handicap in September and following up in this race; hasn't come close to that level this season, including back on soft ground in that same Ascot handicap four weeks ago, but still no surprise were he to revive in refitted blinkers. |
11/2 |
|
1 (7) |
5th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Two 7f soft-ground wins last term were kicked off in a similar handicap on the Saturday of this meeting one year ago; followed that up with a Redcar Listed success under Rossa Ryan one month later; hasn't matched that in two starts this term but this tends to be his time of year and he stays 1m; respected down to his last winning mark. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 032664 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 (8) |
7th Oct 2023 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
8st 11lb |
Peak form came in winning a soft-ground French 1m Group 2 last summer; respectable in Listed/Group races this term; entitled to run better last time at Sandown when back on soft ground and the tongue-tie tried there is replaced by blinkers, which didn't do wonders for her when tried once in Australia (Group 1 admittedly); can be keen, so the assured strong gallop should at least help. |
7/1 |
|
6th 8 (2) |
20th Sep 2023 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Standout effort came when winning a soft-ground Group 2 at Chantilly (1m) last summer; 0-8 since, admittedly without encountering soft ground in her three runs this summer (second in Listed race on good to soft) but the seeds of doubt have been sown; tongue tied first time. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 691121 CD
Last run: 30 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (8) |
30th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 1m 1f 35y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
Course winner who comes here in good form, fourth of nine in 1m2f Chester handicap 16 days ago; she ought to be thereabouts eased 1lb. |
9/2 |
|
4th 4 (3) |
14th Sep 2024 Heavy 1m 2f 70y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Useful mare who won three times on soft ground last year; often highly tried this year but creditable fourth back in a handicap at Haydock (1m2f, good to soft) last week; reasons to think she'll run well but Stressfree is still the more appealing of the yard's pair. |
9/1 |
|
4th 1 (1) |
5th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 1m 2f 42y Class 3 |
10st 1lb |
Mixed form in Listed races on last three starts but she was a creditable fourth at York two runs ago (1m2f, good to firm) and she's won three of her eight handicaps (all on soft); interesting now back in a handicap. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 1162 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (2) |
30th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
All three wins have been on soft or heavy, the latest in 1m handicap at Leicester in April; close third in 1m1f Listed race at Longchamp (heavy) ten days ago also gives her an each-way chance. |
6/1 |
|
5th 6 (2) |
30th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
All three wins have been on soft or heavy, the latest in 1m handicap at Leicester in April; close third in 1m1f Listed race at Longchamp (heavy) ten days ago also gives her an each-way chance. |
6/1 |
|
12th 4 (5) |
28th Jun 2024 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Three-time winner including on her return in a Leicester handicap (1m, soft) in April; didn't seem to fail through a lack of stamina when third of four in a Group 3 at Sandown (1m2f, soft) last month (runner-up has won since); half-sister to two winners with RPRs of 110 and 106 on the AW; interesting. |
8/1 |
Verdict
While Checkandchallenge and Aldaary bring better form, preference is for the well-related 3yo MISS CANTIK who has had only four races, won twice in the mud and showed improved form when second in a Listed race last time out. She would probably not have to make much further progress to win this. Zarabanda has looked increasingly good in soft-ground handicaps and was firmly in charge last time out, so she is feared most.[Richard Austen]