October 30 / 14.08 Nottingham

14.08

Soft

Robin Hood Stakes (Listed Race) (Formerly Known As The Ben Marshall Stakes)

  • Prize money: £25519.5
  • 1m 0f 75y
  • Class 1
  • 7 runners
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Robin Hood Stakes (Listed Race) (Formerly Known As The Ben Marshall Stakes)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.00
  • Place: £3.50

Form: 6-5571 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Goes well on soft going and probably even better on heavy; front-runner who did well last autumn and dominated a 1m Listed race at Saint-Cloud on latest outing; should have her ground conditions, so should go well.
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4th

9

(1)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

14:35 Chester

Sparks Fly

9st 0lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: David Loughnane

Admirable mare who is 12-21 on turf including wins at Group 3/Listed level; has winning form over C&D, but will need to improve plenty on her reappearance effort at Saint-Cloud in March if she is to play a part here.

33/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: -16512 BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Progressive over 7f (record reads 12112) and he rallied strongly when second of 18 in a very valuable handicap on soft ground at Ascot on latest outing; two runs in handicaps this summer, however, suggested he might be stretched by 1m; also, further improvement is needed in this grade.
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4th

3

(4)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:57 Doncaster

Qirat

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Ralph Beckett

150-1 winner of the Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood (1m, good) in July when acting as a pacemaker; that form can't be taken at face value but he was fifth in the Group 1 City Of York Stakes (7f, good to firm) next time and that performance reads well in the context of most of today's opposition; versatile ground-wise; goes well fresh and could be involved on his reappearance.

7/2

5th

5

(3)

23rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 York

Qirat

9st 8lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Ralph Beckett

Supplemented to act as pacemaker in Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood (1m, good) last month, when he slipped the field and won at 150-1; that took Goodwood record to 3-3; subsequently supplemented for this race at cost of £40,000; there have to be major doubts about whether he can reproduce that latest form, and on his previous exploits he has something to find; first run here.

20/1

3

(2)

30th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:05 Goodwood

Qirat

9st 10lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Ralph Beckett

Juddmonte 4yo who is a useful performer and 2-2 at Goodwood, namely 7f handicap wins last term; form dipped with blinkers fitted in Royal Hunt Cup most recently; faces a very stiff task in this grade and is seemingly going to act as pacemaker for Field Of Gold; supplemented at a cost of £70,000.

100/1

Form: 631438 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Goes well on soft and acts on heavy; has won once in each of the last four seasons, bagging Listed honours this term at Sandown (1m2f) in July; respectable Group 3 efforts on next two starts but he needs to bounce back from a poor show at Newmarket 18 days ago; big player if he does.
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10th

2

(5)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 2

14:40 Thirsk

Al Mubhir

9st 11lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Kevin Ryan

Smart at his best for William Haggas, winning a Listed race at Sandown (1m2f, good) in July 2024; campaigned solely in Australia in 2025 and well beaten on his last two starts; potentially well handicapped back in Britain for a new yard after wind surgery, but he carries obvious risks.

16/1

40/1

Form: 700517 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
6yo whose first go at about 1m2f was a winning one in 15-runner race at the York Ebor meeting (good to firm) in August, leading final 1f at 25-1; won on it in the past but has not shone on softer than good in 2023 or 2024, trying heavy ground (1m2f) on latest start; plenty to find on ratings.
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11th

2

(12)

9th Nov 2024

Soft

1m 2f 43y

Class 1

15:10 Doncaster

Canoodled

9st 4lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ed Walker

raced wide early, prominent, raced in second after 1f, pressed leader over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

33/1

11th

2

(12)

9th Nov 2024

Soft

1m 2f 43y

Class 1

15:10 Doncaster

Canoodled

9st 4lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ed Walker

raced wide early, prominent, raced in second after 1f, pressed leader over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

33/1

4th

5

(6)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 1

14:08 Nottingham

Canoodled

8st 13lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Ed Walker

6yo whose first go at about 1m2f was a winning one in 15-runner race at the York Ebor meeting (good to firm) in August, leading final 1f at 25-1; won on it in the past but has not shone on softer than good in 2023 or 2024, trying heavy ground (1m2f) on latest start; plenty to find on ratings.

40/1

Form: -13063 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
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.
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5th

6

(2)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 1

14:08 Nottingham

Miss Cantik

8st 13lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Amy Murphy

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

14:08 Nottingham

Miss Cantik

8st 13lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Amy Murphy

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

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Miss Cantik

9st 7lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Amy Murphy

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

Form: -30311 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Usually races prominently; major career-best performance when quite comfortable winner of a useful handicap at Ascot (7f, soft) last month and he did not have to be at that level when coming from off the pace at 5-6 to land a Listed race at Redcar (7f, soft) four weeks later; looked fully effective at 1m last term; leading player on the Ascot form.
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2

(5)

24th Oct 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 6y

Class 2

15:18 Doncaster

Greys Monument

9st 13lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Ralph Beckett

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

15:56 Redcar

Greys Monument

9st 2lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

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

16:40 Ascot

Greys Monument

10st 0lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

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

Form: -62221 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Shaded a tight finish at Pontefract (1m, good to firm) last month but demoted to second after giving her rival a bump; no mistake in novice at Redcar (1m, soft) 12 days ago, registering a runaway win from the front, but that was at 8-13 in a five-runner novice, getting off the mark at eighth attempt, and she looks out of her depth with today's assignment.
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7th

7

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 1

14:08 Nottingham

Times Edition

8st 10lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Shaded a tight finish at Pontefract (1m, good to firm) last month but demoted to second after giving her rival a bump; no mistake in novice at Redcar (1m, soft) 12 days ago, registering a runaway win from the front, but that was at 8-13 in a five-runner novice, getting off the mark at eighth attempt, and she looks out of her depth with today's assignment.

25/1

7th

7

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 1

14:08 Nottingham

Times Edition

8st 10lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Shaded a tight finish at Pontefract (1m, good to firm) last month but demoted to second after giving her rival a bump; no mistake in novice at Redcar (1m, soft) 12 days ago, registering a runaway win from the front, but that was at 8-13 in a five-runner novice, getting off the mark at eighth attempt, and she looks out of her depth with today's assignment.

25/1

1st

6

(2)

18th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 5

16:45 Redcar

Times Edition

8st 13lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

travelled strongly, made all

10/11

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £26.40
Straight Forecast £23.34
Trifecta £132.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sparks Fly

RP RATINGS:

Grey's Monument

The Times:

Qirat

Telegraph:

Al Mubhir

Daily Mail:

Qirat

TOPSPEED:

Sparks Fly

D Express:

Sparks Fly

The Star:

Sparks Fly

Daily Record:

Sparks Fly

POSTDATA:

Grey's Monument

The Guardian:

Grey's Monument

Daily Mirror:

Grey's Monument

The Sun:

Grey's Monument