15:00
John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 17.96s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel Muscutt
Michael Appleby
Unhurried away - settled towards the back of the pack - moved up smoothly from over 2f out - angled right before taking the lead - drifted left inside the final furlong - got home
No. 3, stall 5
7yo, 9-4, OR 104
J: Paul Mulrennan · T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
Paul Mulrennan
P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
Away smartly - settled handy in the pack - boxed in around 2f out - shifted right still short of room a furlong out - burst into second inside the final furlong - powered home late but denied by a whisker
Joe Leavy
Henry Candy
Settled at the back early - pushed along to close ground inside the last two furlongs and moved into third - unable to close on the leading duo close home
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Checked briefly at the off - settled towards the back - boxed in with 2f to run - eased right and made progress a furlong out - improved into 4th late and stayed on to finish fourth
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Raced eagerly to the front early - lost the advantage 5f out but stayed close up - regained the front inside the final 2f - quickly overtaken and drifted left - unable to find more inside the last - finished fifth
Charles Bishop
Hugo Palmer
Tracked front group early - urged forward with two furlongs left - squeezed for space and dropped back over 1f out - finished sixth well beaten
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Jumped and bumped at the start - took a strong hold - set the pace over 5f out - hard at work over 2f out - collared and passed over 1f out before suffering a severe check - had nothing left in the tank
Jamie Spencer
Marco Botti
Bumped leaving the stalls - restrained at the back and pulled hard - no gap 2f out - making ground when severely impeded over 1f out - unable to get back on terms
Clifford Lee
James Tate
Handy in the early stages - lost touch two furlongs out - trailing badly approaching the final furlong - eventually finished ninth
Non-runners: Alfa Kellenic (unsuitable ground), Celandine (unsuitable ground), Elmonjed (unsuitable ground), Lou Lou's Gift (unsuitable ground), Tuco Salamanca (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.