Racecards
15:20 Newmarket
John Sunley Memorial Criterion Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £28,385
- 2nd: £10,760
- 3rd: £5,385
- 4th: £2,685
- Form 825-221
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
switched to race in stands side group after 1f, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
- Form 0339-36
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Hills
led centre group and well on terms, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out, stayed on well, no chance with stands side group
- Form 542-153
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 109
raced stands side, chased leaders hard ridden to challenge entering final furlong, kept on same pace close home
- Form 5390-24
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
raced centre, held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon edged left under pressure, never able to challenge
- Form 561-504
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey S W Kelly
raced centre, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon beaten and eased
- Form 110-228
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J Fortune
chased leader in centre group, effort over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
- Form 2048-40
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey R Kingscote
reared start, held up in rear in centre group, effort over 2f out, faded over 1f out
- Form 110-203
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey N Callan
raced stands side, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 5100-09
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey M Barzalona
switched left soon after start and raced alone on far side, in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased
- Form 3233-12
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced centre, chased leader, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 112-14
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
raced stands side, tracked leader, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, never reached winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Both Field Of Dream and Shakespearean are fitted with headgear for the first time today but neither have shown enough lately to suggest they'll get involved in the finish. The Cheka is facing a stiff task conceding weight all round, though did beat several of these at Haydock last month, while it's some time since Palace Moon showed any worthwhile form and Dever Dream was very disappointing in last week's Windsor Forest. Most of the others have some sort of chance, however, including three-year-olds Libranno and Pausanias and Beacon Lodge, who beat Kakatosi and Redford in a Listed race at Haydock last month and bounced back from a poor effort behind The Cheka to run well behind Byword at Chantilly earlier this month. FLAMBEAU has improved markedly since finishing behind Inler at Doncaster in the autumn, winning on her reappearance at Leicester and running well in defeat at Lingfield three weeks later. Nicely rested since, she could have too much for these if today's slightly easier ground doesn't blunt her speed.
Formwatch
The Cheka (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Haydock 7f Grp 3 (1) gf in May beating Regal Parade (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Awzaan 17-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders on inside, edged left from 3f out, still pressing leaders over 1f out, weakened towards fniish, 6th of 8, 3l behind Fanunalter (9-4) at Epsom Downs 1m Grp 3 (1) gf.
Beacon Lodge (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Byword (8-11) at Chantilly(FR) 1m stk (1) gs.
Field Of Dream (9-5) 4th of 7, 6l behind Worthadd (9-7) at Milan(ITY) 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in May.
Inler (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind The Cheka (9-0) at Haydock 7f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Kakatosi 10-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9l behind The Cheka (9-0) at Haydock 7f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Palace Moon 66-1 (9-4) Slowly away, in rear stand side group, weakened well over 1f out, tailed off, last of 16, 42l behind Society Rock (9-4) at Royal Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) sft.
Redford (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Beacon Lodge (9-7) at Haydock 7f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd in May.
Shakespearean (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 9, 22l behind The Cheka (9-0) at Haydock 7f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Flambeau 8-11fav (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed final 75 yards, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Perfect Tribute (8-5) at Lingfield 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Libranno 5-1 (8-5) Led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and no impression on leading duo inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Bated Breath (9-0) at Windsor 6f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf in May.
Pausanias 7-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Tazahum (8-12) at Sandown 1m Listed stks 3yo (1) gs in May.
Dever Dream 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leader in group of 3 on stands rail, ridden inside final 3f, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 13, 12l behind Lolly For Dolly (8-12) at Royal Ascot 1m fll Grp 2 stks (1) gd.