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15:35 Newmarket
Betway Craven Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)
- 25 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Surface: Turf
- £95,000 added
- Winner: £53,874
- 2nd: £20,425
- 3rd: £10,222
- 4th: £5,092
Previous results
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Formwatch
Avicenna (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Held up in last trio, headway but still plenty to do when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, led post, won at Doncaster 7f lst stks (1) gd in Sep beating Hankelow (9-2) by ns, 8 ran.
Commander's Intent (FR) 8-11fav (9-2) 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Dostoievsky (9-2) at Chantilly 7f lst stks pol in Oct.
Hankelow (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ran on strongly, ridden out final furlong, never seriously challenged, won at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Oct beating Al Zanati (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Hawk Mountain (IRE) 18-5 (9-3) Led but pestered, pushed along 2f out and soon headed narrowly, battled on in sustained duel with runner-up thereafter, ridden inside last and forged ahead closing stages, very gamely, won at Doncaster 1m Grp 1 stks (1) hvy in Oct beating Action (9-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Hidden Force 1-4fav (9-7) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and headway to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m stks (3) pol in Feb beating Venetian Prince (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Oxagon (FR) 11-4 (9-3) Wore red hood to post, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced well over 2f out, soon beaten and eased, last of 5, 23 3/4l behind Hawk Mountain (9-3) at Doncaster 1m Grp 1 stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Venetian Prince 5-1 (9-7) Wore hood to post, slowly away, took keen hold, in touch with leader, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Hidden Force (9-7) at Kempton 1m stks (3) pol in Feb.