Full Result 3.30 Newmarket (July) | 28 June 1997

Van Geest Criterion Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f July Soft

1st £20,928 2nd £7,752 3rd £3,726 4th £1,530 5th £615 6th £249

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Ramooz (USA) 11/4F Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	4	92	–	85	104	–
b c Rambo Dancer (CAN) - My Shafy (Rousillon)
Held up, headway 3f out, not much room 2f out, ridden and ran on well to lead near finish

2⁽³⁾ hd	1. Almushtarak (IRE) 7/1 Pat Eddery K Mahdi	Pat Eddery K Mahdi	4	92	–	84	104	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
In touch, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, hard ridden and caught near finish

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [¾]	8. Wind Cheetah (USA) 12/1 Michael Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Michael Hills Sir Michael Stoute	3	87	–	83	102	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Won't She Tell (USA) (Banner Sport)
Always prominent, every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out until inside final furlong, unable to quicken

4⁽²⁾ nk [1]	4. My Branch 5/1 Darryll Holland B W Hills	Darryll Holland B W Hills	4	813	–	79	99	–
b f Distant Relative - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Held up, headway 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ 2½ [3½]	7. Tayseer (USA) 5/1 J Weaver Ed Dunlop	J Weaver Ed Dunlop	3	87	–	77	96	–
ch c Sheikh Albadou - Millfit (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, never reached leaders

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	5. Abou Zouz (USA) 8/1 Olivier Peslier David Loder	Olivier Peslier David Loder	3	87	–	73	91	–
b c Miswaki (USA) - Bold Jessie (Never So Bold)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression

7⁽⁸⁾ 2 [7¼]	9. Queen's Pageant 40/1 Dane O'Neill John Spearing	Dane O'Neill John Spearing	3	84	–	66	84	–
ch f Risk Me (FR) - Mistral's Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leader, every chance over 2f out until weakened final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ 2 [9¼]	3. World Premier 20/1 Richard Hills Clive Brittain	Richard Hills Clive Brittain	4	92	–	64	82	–
b c Shareef Dancer (USA) - Abuzz (Absalom)
Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [9¾]	10. Supercal 4/1 George Duffield David Elsworth	George Duffield David Elsworth	3	84	–	60	78	–
gr f Environment Friend - Sorayah (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders until ridden and beaten 2f out

9 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 1m 27.59s (slow by 4.49s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Kahal
1st owner: Hilal Salem (Ramooz) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Hamad Al-Mutawa (Almushtarak)
3rd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Wind Cheetah)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.30 £2.10 £2.70 Ex: £11.70 CSF: £21.28 Trifecta: £129 Pool: £867.32. 4.77 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 70 (39%) M [4-7] 40 (32%) H [8-10] 40 (29%)

3:30 Newmarket (July) 28 Jun 1997

Van Geest Criterion Stakes Class A (Group 3)