Polar Ben (GB)
Owner: Mr Simon Gibson Trainer: J R Fanshawe Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2006 | NEWMARKET | Soft | 1760 | 1 | Blue Ksar | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 9 | J P Spencer | |
| steady start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2006 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1540 | 1 | Sleeping Indian | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 16 | J P Spencer | |
| held up, headway over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2006 | GOODWOOD | Good | 1540 | 1 | Stronghold | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | J P Spencer | |
| held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2006 | NEWBURY | Good | 1540 | 1 | Sleeping Indian | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 13 | O Urbina | |
| settled towards rear, not much room over 1f out, switched and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2006 | HAYDOCK | Heavy | 1570 | 1 | Quito | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | O Urbina | |
| held up, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2006 | NEWMARKET | Good to Firm | 1760 | 2 | Belenus | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 5 | O Urbina | |
| held up in rear, in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 26 May 2006 | GOODWOOD | Soft | 1540 | 3 | Polar Ben | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | J P Spencer | |
| raced in close 4th, ridden over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, soon hung right, ran on well | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2006 | LEICESTER | Good | 1549 | 1 | Etlaala | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | J P Spencer | |
| raced centre, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2005 | NEWMARKET | Soft | 1760 | 1 | St Andrews | 8st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | J P Spencer | |
| raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right 3f out, effort over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2005 | DONCASTER | Heavy | 1540 | 3 | Polar Ben | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | J P Spencer | |
| held up, good headway 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on strongly under pressure to lead post | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1760 | 1 | Rob Roy | 9st | 3 of 10 | J P Spencer | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good | 1790 | 1 | Linngari | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 11 | O Urbina | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Firm | 1760 | 2 | St Andrews | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 9 | O Urbina | |
| awkward start, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance well inside final furlong, just failed | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2005 | CHESTER | Good to Firm | 1542 | 2 | Three Graces | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | N Callan | |
| slow into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 May 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good to Soft | 1570 | 1 | Welsh Emperor | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | J Murtagh | |
| held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2005 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 1774 | 1 | Hurricane Alan | 9st | 8 of 8 | J Murtagh | |
| took keen hold towards rear, ridden along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2004 | NEWMARKET | Soft | 1540 | 0 | Firebreak | 9st | 9 of 12 | J Murtagh | |
| held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left and ridden, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2004 | NEWMARKET | Good | 1760 | 0 | Polar Ben | 9st | 1 of 13 | J Murtagh | |
| held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2004 | NEWMARKET | Good to Firm | 1540 | 0 | Arakan | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 8 | Willie Supple | |
| towards rear, keen, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 01 May 2004 | HAYDOCK | Good | 1570 | 0 | Rockets 'n Rollers | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | O Urbina | |
| held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, just failed | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2004 | LEICESTER | Good to Soft | 1549 | 0 | Tout Seul | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 11 | O Urbina | |
| held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||


