Full Result 2.40 Newmarket | 2 November 1996

Ben Marshall Stakes Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 1m Row Good

1st £11,169 2nd £4,131 3rd £1,980.50 4th £807.50 5th £318.75 6th £123.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Ali-Royal (IRE) 9/4F Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	3	813	–	87	110	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Alidiva (Chief Singer)
Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	5. Nijo 14/1 David McCabe David Loder	David McCabe David Loder	5	812	–	82	104	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Nibabu (FR) (Nishapour)
Set steady pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [1¼]	7. Fatefully (USA) 7/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	88	–	80	102	–
b f Private Account (USA) - Fateful (USA) (Topsider)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace

4⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [3¾]	4. Celestial Key (USA) 12/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	6	812	–	77	99	–
br g Star De Naskra (USA) - Casa Key (USA) (Cormorant)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, no impression final 2f

5⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5¼]	8. My Branch 11/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	88	–	72	93	–
b f Distant Relative - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never able to challenge

6⁽¹⁾ hd [5½]	1. Cool Edge (IRE) 12/1 Nigel Day Mark H Tompkins	Nigel Day Mark H Tompkins	5	91	–	77	98	–
ch g Nashamaa (IRE) - Mochara (Last Fandango)
Held up and pulled hard, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [6¼]	3. Centre Stalls (IRE) 4/1 Seb Sanders R F Johnson Houghton	Seb Sanders R F Johnson Houghton	3	813	–	75	96	–
b c In The Wings - Lora's Guest (Be My Guest)
Held up and pulled hard, headway 3f out, ridden and beaten 2f out

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [7½]	6. Lionize (USA) 25/1 D Harrison Peter Chapple-Hyam	D Harrison Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	810	–	70	90	–
ch c Storm Cat (USA) - Pedestal (High Line)
Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

8 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 1m 38.00s (slow by 2.10s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Greenbay Stables Ltd (Ali-Royal) 1st breeder: C H Wacker Iii
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Nijo)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Fatefully)

2:40 Newmarket 2 Nov 1996

Ben Marshall Stakes Class A (Listed Race)