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

Newmarket

15:35

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

Date 2025-04-16

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £48,204

Winning Time 1m 39.26s (slow by 3.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Field Of Gold (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	100/30F	Won
2nd	Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) Harry Davies · James Owen	7/2	3.5
3rd	Aomori City (FR) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	9/1	0.2
4th	Benevento (IRE) David Egan · Raphael E Freire	20/1	.5
5th	New Century (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	9/2	1
6th	Opera Ballo (IRE) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	7/2	2
7th	The Waco Kid (IRE) Tom Marquand · Hugo Palmer	22/1	1.75
8th	Matauri Bay (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	16/1	2.5
9th	The Watcher (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	33/1	11

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (3)	Opera Ballo Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	11	106	121	-	49d	—	—	+14	38.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Exciting prospect who has impressed in two Kempton races; potentially high class
3 (6)	Field Of Gold Grey J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	3114-	109	119	108	192d	—	—	+15	32.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won the Solario then ran creditably in French Group 1; remains of major interest
9 (1)	Wimbledon Hawkeye Bay J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	128	—	13213-	114	125	112	172d	—	—	+19	36.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Solid operator whose form stacks up well; won the Royal Lodge over C&D; respected
1 (4)	Aomori City Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	13143-	113	124	92	165d	—	—	+18	30	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won the Vintage Stakes and ran well in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf; big player
5 (2)	New Century Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	12114-	110	121	92	165d	—	—	+23	33.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Progressive colt who brings Grade 1 form; strong contender returned to home soil
2 (5)	Benevento Bay J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	128	—	1214-	104	115	106	172d	—	—	+22	27.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Progressive good-ground form features a Listed win; more to do in this field
7 (8)	The Waco Kid Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	128	t	54310-	109	118	103	165d	—	—	+20	24.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Useful sort but everything went his way in Group 3 contest here last autumn
4 (9)	Matauri Bay Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	126-	106	117	86	171d	—	—	+20	23.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Had wind surgery since last run; ties in with Field Of Gold on Solario running
8 (7)	The Watcher Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	1-1	89	108	-	67d	—	—	+25	27.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Promising sort who is 2-2 (AW wins) but needs big improvement at this level

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Opera Ballo	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Field Of Gold	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Wimbledon Hawkeye	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Aomori City	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
New Century	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Benevento	18/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The Waco Kid	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Matauri Bay	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
The Watcher	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Opera Ballo

38.3

OR: 14 Form: 17 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Wimbledon Hawkeye

36.4

OR: 16 Form: 15.4 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

New Century

33.4

OR: 15 Form: 15.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Field Of Gold

32.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 12.9 Odds: 5

4/1

Aomori City

OR: 15.8 Form: 10.9 Odds: 3.3

6/1

The Watcher

27.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 17 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Benevento

27.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

The Waco Kid

24.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Matauri Bay

23.6

OR: 14 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wimbledon Hawkeye	114	125	112
Aomori City	113	124	92
New Century	110	121	92
Field Of Gold	109	119	108
The Waco Kid	109	118	103
Opera Ballo	106	121	—
Matauri Bay	106	117	86
Benevento	104	115	106
The Watcher	89	108	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Opera Ballo	49d ago	Fresh
The Watcher	67d ago	Fresh
Aomori City	165d ago	Long break
New Century	165d ago	Long break
The Waco Kid	165d ago	Long break
Matauri Bay	171d ago	Long break
Wimbledon Hawkeye	172d ago	Long break
Benevento	172d ago	Long break
Field Of Gold	192d ago	Long break