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15:10 Newmarket

Betfair Criterion Stakes (Class A)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.84s
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Trade Fair

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Just James

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      King of Happiness (USA)

      10/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and spots on Yellow cap

        Atavus

        21
        25/1
        • Form 50-4620
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2

        with leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened

        2(3)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Just James

        7
        9/2
        • Form 4160-25
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner

        3(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        King of Happiness (USA)

        21
        10/1
        • Form 1002-03
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer

        4(1)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Meshaheer (USA)

        37
        6/1
        • Form 0316-02
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        held up, not clear run and switched right over 2f out, short of room entering final furlong, kept on

        5(7)
        Silk - Pink, Black diamonds on sleeves, Pink cap, Black diamond

        Monkston Point (IRE)

        55 v
        100/1
        • Form 24600-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        6(4)
        Silk - Light Blue and Yellow (quartered), Light Blue sleeves, Yellow cap

        Patsy's Double

        21
        25/1
        • Form 25-3162
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(5)
        Silk - Black, Red, White and Blue sash and hooped cap

        Polar Ben

        56
        20/1
        • Form 1/4151-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Light Blue and Pink stripes, Dark Blue 'rw', Light Blue sleeves, Pink cap

        Touch Down (GER)

        34
        50/1
        • Form 5230-50
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        held up in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened when hampered 1f out

        9(11)
        Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap

        Shiny

        14
        66/1
        • Form 0-50440
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(10)
        Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

        Battle Chant (USA)

        21
        20/1
        • Form 411-504
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, beaten when hampered entering final furlong, eased

        11(9)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Trade Fair

        28
        10/11
        • Form 313-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on strongly

        Previous results

        2002
        (5)
        Silk -

        Atavus

        7/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        2001
        (4)
        Silk -

        Shibboleth (USA)

        11/4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        2000
        (6)
        Silk -

        Arkadian Hero (USA)

        100/30
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        Roger Charlton has his Beckhampton team in excellent order at present and can maintain the momentum with Trade Fair while Meshaheer, King Of Happiness and Battle Chant are others to consider. The selection went in to winter quarters as a leading Guineas contender after finishing a close third in the Dewhurst but was forced to sidestep the first colts' Classic after suffering from a broken blood vessell in the spring. However, the son of Zafonic made a pleasing belated return earlier in the month when making all to land a Listed contest over this trip on the Rowley Mile course and the form was given a huge boost when runner-up Membership landed the Group 3 Jersey Stakes next time. Meshaheer was a Pattern winner on this course as a juvenile and also landed a competitive Listed event over this trip at Newbury last year but has been giving the impression that this trip is just on the sharp side for him nowadays. King Of Happiness has been a little disappointing since landing the Group 3 Craven Stakes last year but showed a little more sparkle last time at Epsom and should confirm the placings with Battle Chant, who along with Polar Ben, may require more cut in the ground so Trade Fair looks the pick.