Kingsfort wins Ben Marshall Stakes

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Deep pockets and even deeper reserves of patience are a good idea for owners. Sheikh Mohammed is known for having the fiscal power but that has never made him immune the setbacks that come as part-and-parcel of racing.

Having written a cheque with a fair amount zeros for Kingsfort, after he won last year’s Group One National Stakes at the Currgah, the sheikh was doubtless hoping that he had bought a Classic prospect. What he ended up with was a classic long-term prospect who finally took a belated first victory of the season in the Listed bet365 Ben Marshall Stakes.

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