Mellow Ben (IRE)
Owner: Broadsword Group Ltd Trainer: C Gordon Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Beneficial / Mellowthemoonlight (Un Desperado)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good (Watered) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in two dips) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 49 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2022 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 4 | Jony Max | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | Tom Cannon | 13/2 |
| in rear, ridden 4 out, headway on outside 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 23 May 2022 | Ludlow | Good | 2m 5f 55y | 4 | Mr Yeats | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | Freddie Gordon | 6/1 |
| jumped left at times, raced keenly, led after 1st, headed before 3 out, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2022 | Plumpton | Good | 3m 1f 152y | 4 | Jony Max | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | Tom Cannon | 3/1 |
| in rear, headway and disputed lead 4 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra thereafter | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2022 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Certainly Red | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | Tom Cannon | 9/2 |
| always towards rear, never in contention | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2022 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 152y | 3 | Len Brennan | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 7 | Jack Tudor | 3/1 |
| led until 13th, chased leaders, lost place next, rallied into 4th 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2022 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 3 | Flegmatik | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 11th, went 3rd after 4 out, outpaced and no impression 3 out | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2022 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 86y | 3 | Storm Control | 11st 5lbs | of 11 | Tom Cannon | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2021 | Kempton | Good | 3m 110y | 4 | Not At Present | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | Tom Cannon | 10/1 |
| keen in touch in rear, pushed along 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2021 | Uttoxeter | Good | 3m 2f 13y | 1 | Storm Home | 10st | 3 of 16 | Jack Tudor | 12/1 |
| Held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ran on | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2021 | Perth | Good | 2m 7f 180y | 2 | Landofsmiles | 10st 5lbs | 7 of 15 | J E Moore | 11/1 |
| midfield, dropped towards rear when pushed after 12th, short of room after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2021 | Kempton | Good (Good to firm in places) | 3m | 3 | Psychedelic Rock | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 7 | Tom Cannon | 3/1 |
| held up, nudged along after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on to go second after last | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2021 | Plumpton | Good | 2m 3f 164y | 2 | Pistol Whipped | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 8 | Nick Scholfield | 15/2 |
| led until 2nd, chased leader until 8th, weakened quickly before | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2021 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Domaine De L'Isle | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 5/1 |
| mid-division out wide, closer after 7th, pushed along after 9th, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2021 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Clondaw Castle | 10st 3lbs | 7 of 18 | R Johnson | 12/1 |
| led, hit 4th, headed before 13th, lost 2nd next, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2020 | Kempton | Soft | 3m | 2 | Royale Pagaille | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 13 | R Johnson | 6/1 |
| jumped left, led, mistake 10th, headed 13th, no extra in 5th before 3 out, went 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2020 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 93y | 2 | Cap Du Nord | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 16 | Joshua Moore | 28/1 |
| led until 7th, chased leader, led again 10th, pushed along before 4 out, headed 2 out, lost modest 2nd near finish | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2020 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 3 | Quarenta | 11st 7lbs | UnseatedRider of 11 | Tom Cannon | 11/1 |
| prominent, mistake and unseated rider 3rd | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2020 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 5f 89y | 2 | Fidux | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 10 | Tom Cannon | 15/2 |
| midfield, ridden before 3 out, weakening when hampered 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2020 | Fontwell | Soft | 2m 5f 135y | 2 | Imperial Presence | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 10 | Adam Wedge | 7/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, awkward 6th, headway 10th, beaten from 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2020 | Stratford | Good | 2m 6f 125y | 3 | Princeton Royale | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 10 | Tom Cannon | 18/1 |
| mid-division, headway 5th, lost place 4 out, not fluent 3 out, well beaten 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 44y | 1 | Imperial Aura | 11st 2lbs | of 21 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2020 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Fingerontheswitch | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 8 | Tom Cannon | 7/1 |
| raced keenly, held up, not fluent 3rd, headway on outside 11th, chased leaders 13th, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2019 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 6f 93y | 3 | Burbank | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 11 | J E Moore | 25/1 |
| in rear, mistake 9th, never involved | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2019 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 89y | 2 | Copper West | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | J E Moore | 9/1 |
| held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 8th, under pressure 3 out, no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2019 | Fontwell | Good (Good to soft in places) | 2m 5f 135y | 2 | Mellow Ben | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | Tom Cannon | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, led going well 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2019 | Worcester | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Mellow Ben | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 6 | L P Aspell | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 3 out, mistake last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 3 | De Plotting Shed | 11st | 2 of 4 | Tom Cannon | 6/1 |
| held up, mistake 1st, left when hampered 11th, tried to close on winner 3 out, no impression, well held next | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2019 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 89y | 3 | Tales Of The Tweed | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 9 | L P Aspell | 11/2 |
| always behind, beaten 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 May 2019 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 4f 114y | 3 | Ramore Will | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | Lorcan Williams | 6/4 |
| led, headed before 2 out, ridden and every before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2019 | Plumpton | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f 114y | 3 | It's Got Legs | 12st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | Tom Cannon | 5/4 |
| keen, pressed leader throughout, every chance from 2 out, kept on same pace after last | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2019 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2m 7f 98y | 1 | Lord Napier | 10st | of 18 | Harry Reed | |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Kempton | Good | 2m 5f | 1 | Big Time Dancer | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 15 | Tom Cannon | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, headway on outside chasing leaders before next, ridden and weakened between last 2 | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Erick Le Rouge | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | S Bowen | 7/1 |
| in touch, headway 3 out, went second next, chance last, kept on | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2018 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 98y | 2 | Eminent Poet | 10st 9lbs | of 10 | Tom Cannon | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Speedo Boy | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 15 | Tom Cannon | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear on outside, headway after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and stayed on to dispute 3rd final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2018 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 5f | 3 | First Assignment | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 20 | Tom Cannon | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway approaching last, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2018 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 162y | 3 | Wind Place And Sho | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 6 | Tom Cannon | 11/4 |
| held up in last, fell 6th | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2018 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 3f 49y | 3 | Mellow Ben | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 9/2 |
| held up in rear, tracked leaders after 3 out, went 2nd before next, soon challenged, led before last, ridden and edged right flat, kept on | |||||||||
| 22 May 2018 | Huntingdon | Good (Watered) | 2m 3f 137y | 4 | Ready And Able | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 11 | Harry Reed | 15/8 |
| soon led, headed before 2 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 13 May 2018 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 4f 114y | 3 | Brave Eagle | 10st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Harry Reed | 3/1 |
| raced keenly, ridden and headed before 2 out, rallied and hit last, no extra and held final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2018 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 1f 162y | 4 | Mellow Ben | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | David Noonan | 7/1 |
| took keen hold, made all, clear towards finish, ran on well | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2018 | Fakenham | Soft (Heavy in two dips) | 2m 3y | 3 | Potters Midnight | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 8 | Tom Cannon | 11/2 |
| prominent, led 3 out, soon challenged, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2018 | Kempton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Alberta | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 14 | Harry Reed | 12/1 |
| behind, plugged on in modest 6th from 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2018 | Fontwell | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 49y | 5 | Seaston Spirit | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 9 | David Noonan | 7/2 |
| in rear, headway 3 out, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2017 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 69y | 4 | Pacific De Baune | 11st | 5 of 21 | David Noonan | 150/1 |
| towards rear, some late headway never on terms | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2017 | Sandown | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 216y | 3 | Ainchea | 10st 12lbs | of 7 | Tom Cannon | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 58y | 3 | Kildisart | 11st | 10 of 15 | Tom Cannon | 100/1 |
| hampered 1st, always towards rear, never involved | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2017 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 1f 162y | 6 | Don Lami | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, under pressure over 5 out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2017 | Worcester | Good to Firm | 2m | 6 | Global Citizen | 10st 12lbs | of 11 | R Johnson | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||


