13:50 Newbury
Saturday 16 August 2025
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Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)
- 3YO plus | Class 1 | 1m 5f 61y | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 2m 51.96s
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Towards rear, effort and headway well over 2f out, switched left to rails and ridden 2f out, led well over 1f out, drifted right over 1f out, ran on strongly op 8/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on over 1f out, went 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner op 7/2
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Handy, pushed along over 2f out, kept on to chase winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd closing stages tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1
T: R HannonJ: S M Levey
Led, faced challenge 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 5/2
T: R M BeckettJ: Colin Keane
Prominent, pressed leader 4f out, shaken up and led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, faded op 5/2
T: James OwenJ: S D Bowen
Raced keenly early, settled in 4th, lost position and ridden 3f out, soon dropped away tamely op 8/1 tchd 15/2
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£3.10, £2.00EX:£29.00Trifecta:£126.50SF:£25.44
Forecasts
Epic Poet (3/1), Nightime Dancer (3/1), Pinhole (3/1), Furthur (13/2), Candleford (7/1), Ambiente Friendly (9/1)
The highly-regarded PINHOLE came good in this headgear when a wide-margin winner at Ascot on handicap bow 3 weeks ago and looks ready for this level now. Nightime Dancer remains of interest in this grade having had no chance against subsequent Goodwood Cup winner Scandinavia in the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket, while the likeable Epic Poet can be expected to shrug off his below-par run in the Hardwicke and looks the pick of the elders having gone close in the Yorkshire Cup in May.
- PINHOLE
- NIGHTIME DANCER (IRE)
- EPIC POET (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £51,039.002nd: £19,350.003rd: £9,684.004th: £4,824.005th: £2,421.006th: £1,215.00
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