Chicago Critic (GB)
Owner: Sam Mencoff & Tony Smurfit Trainer: J P Murtagh Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Night Of Thunder / Criticism (Machiavellian)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good | 1 | |||
Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
Soft | 1 | |||
Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals | 12 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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07 Aug 2025 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 1 | Johan | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 6 | J A Heffernan | 8/1 |
held up in last, off pace at halfway, headway into 4th and switched right 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to go 3rd close home | |||||||||
20 Jul 2025 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 7f | 1 | Diego Velazquez | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 10 | B M Coen | 11/1 |
edged left from stalls, mid-division and pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
11 May 2025 | Leopardstown | Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 1m | 1 | Chicago Critic | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | B M Coen | 14/1 |
towards rear, held up in rear after 1f, 6th over 3f out, headway 1 1/2f out, stayed on to lead 1f out, ran on well final furlong | |||||||||
06 Apr 2025 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 1 | Lady With The Lamp | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 8 | B M Coen | 5/1 |
in touch, under pressure over 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
06 Oct 2024 | Tipperary | Soft | 7f 100y | 1 | Power Under Me | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | J A Heffernan | 3/1 |
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd over 100 yards out, no extra and lost 2 places close home | |||||||||
30 Jul 2024 | Goodwood | Good | 7f | 1 | Audience | 8st 13lbs | 7 of 8 | B M Coen | 12/1 |
held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
22 Jun 2024 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 7f | 1 | Haatem | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 19 | B M Coen | 80/1 |
dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
19 May 2024 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Chicago Critic | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | B M Coen | 7/1 |
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and closer in 6th 2f out, went 4th and ridden 1f out, stayed on well to lead close home | |||||||||
07 Apr 2024 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 7f 30y | 1 | Battle Cry | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | B M Coen | 16/1 |
mid-division, closer in 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
24 Mar 2024 | Naas | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Purple Lily | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 5 | B M Coen | 4/1 |
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 2f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression in 3rd inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
14 Oct 2023 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 1m | 0 | Chicago Critic | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 13 | B M Coen | 9/4 |
tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead 2 1/2f out, led travelling well 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
14 Sep 2023 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Bluedrum | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | B M Coen | 25/1 |
mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along 2f out and headway in 4th over 1f out, 3rd and ridden 150 yards out, kept on one pace |