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Ireland 5yo

Chicago Critic (GB)

T: J P Murtagh · J: Ben Coen · O: Sam Mencoff Tony Smurfit
By Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Criticism (GB)
Form 74-62648446
  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 8
  5. 4
  6. 6
10/1 Current odds
0/12 W/R
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Active
  • 12 runs
  • 0 wins
  • placed
  • 0% strike
  • 25 d off
  • 122 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 74-62648446 25 days off
6 6 Aug 2026 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (G… Leopardstown (IRE) 4 27 Jun 2026 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Criterion … York 4 6 Jun 2026 Betfred Tattenham Corner Stakes (F… Epsom 8 23 May 2026 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes Curragh (IRE) 4 6 Mar 2026 Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emaar (Tu… Meydan (UAE) 6 7 Feb 2026 Abu Dhabi Gold Cup () (Turf) Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Best RPR 122 Career peak
Best TS 115 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 12 runs · form score 0–100
20 Jul 2025 · Curragh (IRE) · 9th/10 (btn 1) 7 Aug 2025 · Leopardstown (IRE) · 3rd/6 (btn .5) 13 Sep 2025 · Leopardstown (IRE) · 7th/9 (btn 1) 19 Dec 2025 · Meydan (UAE) · 4th/7 (btn 3.5) 2 Jan 2026 · Meydan (UAE) · 6th/10 (btn 0.3) 23 Jan 2026 · Meydan (UAE) · 2nd/15 (btn 0.1) 7 Feb 2026 · Abu Dhabi (UAE) · 6th/15 (btn 0.1) 6 Mar 2026 · Meydan (UAE) · 4th/13 (btn 0.2) 23 May 2026 · Curragh (IRE) · 8th/10 (btn 1.75) 6 Jun 2026 · Epsom · 4th/8 (btn 2.25) 27 Jun 2026 · York · 4th/6 (btn 2) 6 Aug 2026 · Leopardstown (IRE) · 6th/8 (btn 1.75)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
85
Mean
37
Win %
0%
Placed %
17%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

6 venues

Career strike 17%; best at Leopardstown (IRE) (33% from 3 runs).

  • Meydan (UAE) 25% 0-1-4
  • Leopardstown (IRE) 33% 0-1-3
  • Curragh (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
  • Abu Dhabi (UAE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Epsom 0% 0-0-1
  • York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

3 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Ben Coen NOW 11% 0-1-9
  • Seamie Heffernan 50% 0-1-2
  • Oisin Orr 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • J P Murtagh NOW 17% 0-2-12

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
6 Aug 2026 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Leopardstown (IRE) Class 1 6th/8 1.75 Good 1m Ben Coen OR 104 8/1
27 Jun 2026 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Criterion Stakes (Group 3) York Class 1 P 4th/6 2 Good 7f Oisin Orr OR 106 10/1
6 Jun 2026 Betfred Tattenham Corner Stakes (Formerly The John Of Gaunt Stakes) Epsom Class 1 P 4th/8 2.25 Good To Soft 7f Ben Coen OR 106 25/1
23 May 2026 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes Curragh (IRE) B 8th/10 1.75 Good 6f Ben Coen OR 107 14/1
6 Mar 2026 Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emaar (Turf) Meydan (UAE) P 4th/13 0.2 Good 7f Ben Coen OR 108 5/1
7 Feb 2026 Abu Dhabi Gold Cup () (Turf) Abu Dhabi (UAE) P 6th/15 0.1 Good 1m Ben Coen OR 108 —
23 Jan 2026 Al Fahidi Fort Presented By Longines (Turf) Meydan (UAE) P 2nd/15 0.1 Good 7f Ben Coen OR 106 13/1
2 Jan 2026 Zabeel Mile Sponsored By Phi Advertising (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 6th/10 0.3 Good 1m Ben Coen OR 107 20/1
19 Dec 2025 Al Rashidiya Sponsored By Emaar (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 4th/7 3.5 Yielding 1m1f Ben Coen OR 107 15/1
13 Sep 2025 Tonybet Solonaway Stakes Leopardstown (IRE) 7th/9 1 Good To Yielding 1m Seamie Heffernan OR 108 15/2

Connections

Trainer
J P Murtagh 11%
Jockey
Ben Coen 11%
Owner
Sam Mencoff Tony Smurfit
Sire
Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam
Criticism (GB)
Dam sire
Machiavellian
Country
Ireland
Age
5yo

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