bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) – Newmarket

Newmarket

15:35

bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)

Date 2024-04-18

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £48,204

Winning Time 1m 35.09s (fast by 1.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Haatem (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	17/2	Won
2nd	Eben Shaddad (USA) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	100/30	3.5
3rd	Sons And Lovers (GB) Luke Morris · Jane Chapple-Hyam	28/1	2.25
4th	Cambridge (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	5/1	.75
5th	Native Approach (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	4/1	1.5
6th	Alcantor (FR) Alexis Pouchin · A Fabre	2/1F	0.05
7th	Champagne Prince (GB) David Egan · Jane Chapple-Hyam	22/1	13

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (6)	Eben Shaddad Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	128	h	133-	112	121	100	187d	—	—	+8	33	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Third in Group 1 Dewhurst here last October when last seen and he's a major player
1 (5)	Alcantor Bay J:Alexis Pouchin T:A Fabre	J:Alexis Pouchin T:A Fabre	128	—	13112-	112	119	98	179d	—	—	+23	40.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
French raider; went close in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud last October; a leading form contender
6 (7)	Native Approach Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	h	21	-	101	-	64d	—	—	-2	20	0.75/1	3/1 25%
AW maiden winner; trainer has won three of the last five runnings; could have a big say
2 (1)	Cambridge Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	312-	98	108	97	180d	—	—	+15	29.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Group 3 runner-up (albeit beaten about 4l) last October; open to improvement
5 (2)	Haatem Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	21955-	105	113	92	187d	—	—	+12	20	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won Goodwood Group 2 last August; fifth in the Dewhurst when last seen; improvement needed
3 (4)	Champagne Prince Grey Roan J:David Egan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:David Egan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	11-	88	102	-	131d	—	—	+22	28.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Steep rise in grade today but impressed when winning both starts (AW) and not discounted
7 (3)	Sons And Lovers Bay J:Luke Morris T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Luke Morris T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	1-	-	97	50	194d	—	—	+6	11.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won maiden here last October on sole start; needs big step forward today but it's possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Eben Shaddad	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2
Alcantor	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Native Approach	11/4	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4
Cambridge	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	9/2
Haatem	10/1	10/1	17/2	17/2	9/1
Champagne Prince	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Sons And Lovers	25/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Alcantor

40.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 19.9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Eben Shaddad

OR: 15.5 Form: 10.1 Odds: 7.4

11/4

3rd

Cambridge

29.9

OR: 12 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Champagne Prince

28.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 17 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Native Approach

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 6.5

3/1

Haatem

OR: 13.8 Form: 4 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Sons And Lovers

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eben Shaddad	112	121	100
Alcantor	112	119	98
Haatem	105	113	92
Cambridge	98	108	97
Champagne Prince	88	102	—
Native Approach	—	101	—
Sons And Lovers	—	97	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Native Approach	64d ago	Fresh
Champagne Prince	131d ago	Long break
Alcantor	179d ago	Long break
Cambridge	180d ago	Long break
Eben Shaddad	187d ago	Long break
Haatem	187d ago	Long break
Sons And Lovers	194d ago	Long break