Full Result 3.45 Newmarket (July) | 27 June 1998

Van Geest Criterion Stakes Class A (Group 3)

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

1st £20,000 2nd £7,400 3rd £3,550 4th £1,450 5th £575 6th £225

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Muchea 16/1 D Harrison Mick Channon	D Harrison Mick Channon	4	97	–	106	112	–
ch c Shalford (IRE) - Bargouzine (Hotfoot I)
Tracked leader, pulled out over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead near finish (tchd 20-1 in places.)

2⁽⁹⁾ hd	4. Ramooz (USA) 7/1 Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	5	97	–	106	112	–
b h Rambo Dancer (CAN) - My Shafy (Rousillon)
Held up and pulled hard, headway on inside to lead 1f out, soon ridden, caught near finish (op 6-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [¾]	1. Cool Edge (IRE) 33/1 Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	7	97	–	105	110	–
ch g Nashamaa (IRE) - Mochara (Last Fandango)
Held up, effort and not clear run well over 1f out, good headway approaching final furlong, finished well (op 20-1)

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [2¼]	6. Russian Revival (USA) 7/2 Pat Eddery John Gosden	Pat Eddery John Gosden	5	92	–	96	102	–
ch h Nureyev (USA) - Memories (USA) (Hail The Pirates)
Led centre, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, beaten final furlong (op 3-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1 [3¼]	7. Warningford 25/1 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	4	92 v	–	94	99	–
b c Warning - Barford Lady (Stanford)
Behind, effort over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong (tchd 33-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ shd [3¼]	2. Hidden Meadow 4/1 Michael Hills I A Balding	Michael Hills I A Balding	4	97	–	99	104	–
b c Selkirk (USA) - Spurned (USA) (Robellino)
Led 6f, one pace (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places.)

7⁽¹⁾ 2½ [5¾]	8. Rabi (IRE) 2/1F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	87	–	89	93	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Sharakawa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up and pulled hard centre, effort and edged left 2f out, soon beaten (op 7-4 tchd 9-4, 5-2 in a place.)

8⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [9¼]	9. Crazee Mental 16/1 Allan Mackay Derek Haydn Jones	Allan Mackay Derek Haydn Jones	3	84	–	78	82	–
b f Magic Ring (IRE) - Corn Futures (Nomination)
Chased leaders over 5f (tchd 20-1 in places and 14-1)

9⁽³⁾ ½ [9¾]	5. Nigrasine 12/1 Kieren Fallon Les Eyre	Kieren Fallon Les Eyre	4	92	–	80	84	–
bb c Mon Tresor - Early Gales (Precocious)
Chased leader, ridden 4f out, soon beaten (op 10-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [11¼]	10. Parisian Lady (IRE) 33/1 Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	3	84	–	73	78	–
b f Paris House - Mia Gigi (Hard Fought)
Always behind

10 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 1m 25.66s (slow by 2.36s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Albion Investments (Muchea) 1st breeder: Lady Richard Wellesley
2nd owner: Hilal Salem (Ramooz)
3rd owner: Henry B H Chan (Cool Edge)
Tote win: £23.70 PL: £5.40 £1.90 £4.40 Ex: £58.60 CSF: £110.76 Trifecta: £149.70 Pool: £1,400.40. 6.64 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (54%) M [4-7] 17 (28%) H [8-10] 100 (18%)

3:45 Newmarket (July) 27 Jun 1998

Van Geest Criterion Stakes Class A (Group 3)