1m · Class 5 · 3yo+ · Good · 13 runners · £4,397
All racecards for Monday 14th September
We said7th of 12, beaten 8¾ at 9/2
MARSH BENHAM 4/1
MARSH BENHAM at 4/1, George Baker and Billy Loughnane, is the bet, and this is the profile the whole thing is built around. He won by 5 lengths and escapes a penalty, leaving 7.5lb in hand and has a course win to his name.
The one worry is run style against this track.
The dangers are MERTOUN at 10/1 (a course winner) and CRAFTY BLUE at 6/1 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(8) | 7. Mertoun 4/1F | J: Rossa RyanT: Jane Chapple-Hyam | 3 | 9-6 | 72 | ||
| Hesitant start - settled in the pack - eased left for room over a furlong out - moved through to hit the front inside the final furlong - pulled further ahead to the line | |||||||
| 2(5) | 1 | 5. Phantom Watch 12/1 | J: David ProbertT: Hugo Palmer | 3 | 9-9 | 75 | |
| Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - strong late progress in the closing stages to grab second - unable to trouble the winner throughout | |||||||
| 3(4) | hd[1¼] | 3. Newfangled 9/2 | J: Rob HornbyT: Jonathan Portman | 5 | 9-11 | 72 | |
| mid-pack early - roused along with 2f left - closed to challenge the front-runner inside final 2f - stayed on through the last furlong - edged out of the frame close home to round out third | |||||||
| 4(6) | 2[3¼] | 10. Maria Da Silva 20/1 | J: Callum HutchinsonT: Andrew Balding | 3 | 9-5 | 71 | |
| Handy early - pushed along over 2f out - hit front approaching final furlong - overtaken and faded inside last - dropped back to finish fourth | |||||||
| 5(9) | ½[3¾] | 8. Crafty Blue 7/1 | J: Sean LeveyT: Richard Hannon | 3 | 9-6 | 72 | |
| settled towards the back - pressed for effort 2f out and made progress inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fifth | |||||||
| 6(2) | 1[4¾] | 4. Ribenska 11/1 | J: Paddy BradleyT: Charlie Fellowes | 4 | 9-10 | 71 | |
| Sat close to the pace - pushed along a furlong out then faded - held no more late | |||||||
| 7(11) | 4[8¾] | 2. Marsh Benham 9/2 our selection | J: Billy LoughnaneT: George Baker | 7 | 9-12 | 69 | |
| Held up early with plenty of enthusiasm at the back - pushed along 2f out and edged past faded runners with a furlong left - kept going at an unchanged effort to finish seventh | |||||||
| 8(12) | 4[12¾] | 6. Amused 22/1 | J: Joe LeavyT: Jim Boyle | 4 | 9-7 | 68 | |
| Held a midpack position early - pushed along with 3f left and maintained effort without finding more late on - finished eighth beaten well over 12 lengths | |||||||
| 9(3) | 3¼[16] | 12. Virtue Patience 25/1 | J: Tom MarquandT: Amanda Perrett | 4 | 9-0 | 61 | |
| Sluggish start - held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - finished well beaten in 9th | |||||||
| 10(7) | 2[18] | 11. Kiani King 5/1 | J: Saffie OsborneT: Hughie Morrison | 3 | 9-1 | 67 | |
| Took a strong hold early - up with the pace - pushed along over 2f out then dropped away fast to finish well beaten | |||||||
| 11(13) | 2½[20½] | 13. Squiffy 66/1 | J: George WoodT: Heather Main | 4 | 9-0 | 61 | |
| Held up in the pack early - made little impression as the race developed - finished well beaten in 11th | |||||||
| 12(1) | 3[23½] | 9. Knowledge 10/1 | J: Jack MitchellT: Simon & Ed Crisford | 3 | 9-6 | 72 | |
| Fought for control early - went to front - pushed along with 2f left before losing command soon after - dropped away and well beaten inside final furlong | |||||||
Winning time 1m 43.38s · Going Good To Soft · Non-runners: Kodi Fire · Tote win £5.20