14:16
Robin Hood Stakes (Listed Race) (Formerly Known As The Ben Marshall Stakes)
Listed, Class 1, 1m½f (1m0f75y), Flat, 3yo+, £34,026, 8 runners
- Going
- SOFT, Heavy in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
- Stalls
- 5f & 1m - Centre; 1m2f & 1m6f - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Checkandchallenge is our selection at Nottingham, and the case rests on a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come, even though he is rated 4 lb below the top-rated Centigrade. That gap is modest, and a rising type can close it in a Class 1 contest over eight furlongs on heavy ground, where stamina and improvement often count for more than a small difference on paper. Centigrade is the chief danger, with Ebt's Guard and Room Service both rated 104 and just a couple of pounds behind him, so this is a tight, competitive renewal and not a confident call. Even so, Checkandchallenge is the one to side with.
Runners
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett 4/39
Centigrade won last time out and has three wins in his last five starts, while he has also run over today's trip and on this going. The risk is a 32-day break and 130 lb from stall one, with a eighth two starts back showing he can falter.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Turko Beach (CAN) by Hard Spun
- Owner
- Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Buzzard
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Kimpton, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 39 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 106, Speed 94
Callum Shepherd
William Knight 0/10
Checkandchallenge showed his best form last time out with a second, and he has also been third four starts back, so he comes into this on an upward note after 32 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, though he remains winless in his last six.
- Sire
- Fast Company (IRE)
- Dam
- Likeable (GB) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- A Hetherton
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 103, Speed 93
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick 0/12
Ebt's Guard comes into this in solid shape, third last time out and again two starts back, and he's turned out quickly after just 11 days with a run over today's trip behind him. Yet to win in his last six, that lack of a breakthrough is the one concern, but our rating of 104 ranks him second of eight.
- Sire
- Cable Bay (IRE)
- Dam
- Whims Of Desire (GB) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- Jayant Pindolia
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 105, Speed 95
George Wood
Kevin Philippart de Foy 2/17
Mr Swivell won last time out just 19 days ago, but he was well beaten in the three runs before that, finishing eighth, seventh and eighth, and he has run over today's trip. Carrying 130 lb from stall four, his sixth-ranked rating of 99 suggests a midfield finish is likely.
- Sire
- City Light (FR)
- Dam
- How High The Sky (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Martin Arlett
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 17 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 99, Speed 87
William Carver
Jamie Osborne 0/11
Room Service is a leading threat, having won three starts back and returned quickly after just 11 days, so he should be fit, and he has run over today's trip before. The main risk is that he's been well beaten in his last two outings, finishing a sixth last time out.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Tamara Love (IRE) by Tamayuz
- Owner
- The Room Service Girls
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 104, Speed 95
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden 5/28
Wise Prince has a win five starts back and a third four starts back, but he has finished eighth in two of his last three and returns after 132 days off. He has run over today's trip and our rating of 103 ranks him fourth of eight, though 127 lb from stall 8 looks no easy task.
- Sire
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)
- Dam
- Militate (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Hood Philipps Wrigley
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 28 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 103, Speed 97
Rob Hornby
Andrew Balding 12/49
All Moonshine has won four of her last five, including last time out, but she returns after 102 days off and has run over today's trip. Our figures rank her last of eight, and 125 lb off an official 93 is a lot to ask.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Alla Luna (GB) by Sea The Moon
- Owner
- Miss K Rausing
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 12 wins from 49 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 82
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell 3/19
Oolong Poobong was fourth last time out, 25 days ago, and won two starts back, so the form isn't bad, but our figures rank her only seventh of eight at 94 against an official 99. She has run over today's trip and has the bonus of a recent win, though 125 lb from stall two is a lot to ask.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Boo Boo Bear (IRE) by Almutawakel I
- Owner
- Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 94, Speed 91
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.