Full Result 3.25 Newmarket (July) | 1 July 2000

Van Geest Criterion Stakes Class A (Group 3)

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

1st £20,300 2nd £7,700 3rd £3,850 4th £1,750 5th £875 6th £525

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Arkadian Hero (USA) 100/30F Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	5	91	113	101	115	–
ch h Trempolino (USA) - Careless Kitten (USA) (Caro)
Held up, not much room and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

2⁽²⁾ 2	7. Chagall 33/1 Willie Ryan Bruce Hellier	Willie Ryan Bruce Hellier	3	87	–	94	110	–
ch c Fraam - Pooka (Dominion)
Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on, not trouble winner

3⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2½]	5. Showboat I 12/1 George Duffield B W Hills	George Duffield B W Hills	6	91	108	93	108	–
b h Warning - Boathouse I (Habitat)
Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken

4⁽⁷⁾ shd [2½]	8. Misraah (IRE) 5/1 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	3	87	107	93	108	–
ch g Lure (USA) - Dwell (USA) (Habitat)
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 9-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3]	9. Icicle 6/1 Pat Eddery James Fanshawe	Pat Eddery James Fanshawe	3	84	106	88	104	–
br f Polar Falcon (USA) - Blessed Honour I (Ahonoora)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3½]	6. Hot Tin Roof (IRE) 11/2 Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	4	812	108	86	103	–
b f Thatching - No Reservations (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Held up, headway over 1f out, edged left and no impression inside final furlong (op 6-1)

7⁽³⁾ 3½ [7]	2. Tumbleweed Ridge 5/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	7	96 tb	113	83	102	–
ch h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Billie Blue (Ballad Rock)
With leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 11-2 in places)

8⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [8¼]	1. Lots Of Magic 8/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	96	114	79	99	–
b c Magic Ring I (IRE) - Pounelta (Tachypous)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 9-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [9½]	4. Desaru (USA) 33/1 J Weaver Jeremy Noseda	J Weaver Jeremy Noseda	4	91	105	69	91	–
br g Chief's Crown (USA) - Team Colors I (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:27:00 Winning time: 1m 24.14s (slow by 0.84s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Lindy Regis & Mrs Sean Kelly (Arkadian Hero) 1st breeder: Gainesway Thoroughbreds Limited
2nd owner: Stall Florian (Chagall)
3rd owner: R D Hollingsworth (Showboat I)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.70 £4.30 £2.70 Ex: £255.60 CSF: £99.11 Trifecta: £595.20
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (28%) M [4-6] 54 (37%) H [7-9] 63 (35%)

3:25 Newmarket (July) 1 Jul 2000

Van Geest Criterion Stakes Class A (Group 3)