15 Aug 2020 15:00 Newbury
Winner: £37,000 (Penalty: £20,983); Distance: 1m 5f 61y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(3) |   | - | Hukum (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 31-1 / 8 | Flat (59) | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows Shadwell Estate… | 4/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(5) |   | 2½ L | Max Vega (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 211-50 / 7 | Flat (42) | Harry Bentley | R M Beckett The Pickford Hill… | 6/1 | |
| led and set even pace, given breather 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(2) |   | 2¼ L | Alignak (GB) (colt, grey, 9 5) | 8/231-12 / 6 | Flat (29) | Oisin Murphy | Sir Michael Stoute Mr R J Tufft | 7/2 | |
| tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, plugged on in well held 3rd, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(1) |   | ½ L | Morando (FR) (colt, grey, 9 5) | 84821-7 / 9 | Flat (57) | S De Sousa | A M Balding King Power Racing… | 3/1 | |
| held up in last pair, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied on inside over 1f out, plugged on in 4th, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(7) |   | 4¼ L | Sextant (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 411412- / 9 | Flat (315) | Louis Steward | Sir Michael Stoute James Scott & Warren… | 16/1 | |
| steadied start, held up last, bit closer on outside over 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(8) |   | 1 L | Tritonic (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 4115-22 / 8 | Flat (30) | Andrea Atzeni | A King McNeill Family… | 9/2 | |
| held up in 5th, ridden and no impression over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(6) |   | 4 L | Communique (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 8-58226 / 5 | Flat (15) | A Kirby | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 2(4) |   | - | Almania (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 4563-34 / 4 | Flat (20) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Australian Bloodstock | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
