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

Newmarket

15:35

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

Date 2026-04-16

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £53,875

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.4°C

Wind 11mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 37.21s (slow by 1.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Oxagon (FR) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	7/4	Won
2nd	Avicenna (IRE) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	11/2	2
3rd	Hidden Force (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	11/10F	.75
4th	Venetian Prince (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	14/1	.5
5th	Commander's Intent (FR) James Doyle · George Scott	16/1	1.75

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
5 (2)	Hidden Force Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	1-1	103	115	-	50d	—	—	+1	44.4	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Two from two, namely AW wins at Kempton, latest in a notable conditions race; respected
6 (1)	Oxagon Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	128	p	51255-	112	122	114	173d	—	—	0	30.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Chance of opening his Group account depends on the effects of first-time headgear
1 (3)	Avicenna Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	128	—	11-	103	114	99	216d	—	—	+20	34.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two from two, both starts at Doncaster; collared Hankelow in Listed grade latest
7 (7)	Venetian Prince Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	128	—	61-22	87	107	85	50d	—	—	+5	10.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Unlikely to reverse Kempton placings with Hidden Force but again could go well
2 (4)	Commander's Intent Bay J:James Doyle T:George Scott	J:James Doyle T:George Scott	128	—	31222-	100	109	101	187d	—	—	+23	28.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
His ceiling is seemingly already known and he doesn't have a Guineas entry
NR (6)	Hankelow Bay J:TBC T:K R Burke	J: T:K R Burke	128	—	121-	107	118	99	187d	—	—	—	32.8	—	—
Made all in Group 3 over C&D on last appearance; progressive and has solid claims
NR (5)	Hawk Mountain Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	5111-	116	128	124	173d	—	—	—	38.5	—	—
Made all in the Futurity to complete a 1m hat-trick; improving colt who is the form pick

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hidden Force	6/5	6/5	6/5
Oxagon	15/8	2/1	15/8
Avicenna	5/1	5/1	5/1
Venetian Prince	14/1	12/1	14/1
Commander's Intent	16/1	14/1	14/1
Hankelow	-	-	-
Hawk Mountain	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hidden Force

44.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 17 Odds: 14.2

6/5

2nd

Hawk Mountain

38.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 22 Odds: 0

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3rd

Avicenna

34.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 17 Odds: 4

5/1

Hankelow

32.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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Oxagon

30.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

Commander's Intent

28.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 14.6 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Venetian Prince

10.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hawk Mountain	116	128	124
Oxagon	112	122	114
Hankelow	107	118	99
Hidden Force	103	115	—
Avicenna	103	114	99
Commander's Intent	100	109	101
Venetian Prince	87	107	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hidden Force	50d ago	Fresh
Venetian Prince	50d ago	Fresh
Oxagon	173d ago	Long break
Hawk Mountain	173d ago	Long break
Commander's Intent	187d ago	Long break
Hankelow	187d ago	Long break
Avicenna	216d ago	Long break