16 Aug 2025 13:50 Newbury
Winner: £90,000 (Penalty: £51,039); Distance: 1m 5f 61y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(4) |
| - |
Furthur (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 12) |
72-1525 / 3 |
Flat (37) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding The Merry Pranksters… |
13/2 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(6) |
| 3 L |
Epic Poet (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
132320 / 6 |
Flat (56) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… |
3/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on over 1f out, went 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(1) |
| NK |
Candleford (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
5/14-013 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas Barnane Stud |
7/1 | |
| handy, pushed along over 2f out, kept on to chase winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
5(3) |
| 3 L |
Nightime Dancer (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
3-1382 / 3 |
Flat (37) | S M Levey | R Hannon Stall Perlen Ab |
3/1 | |
| led, faced challenge 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
6(5) |
| NS |
Pinhole (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
51-481 / 3 |
Flat (22) | C T Keane | R M Beckett Juddmonte |
3/1 | |
| prominent, pressed leader 4f out, shaken up and led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, faded | ||||||||||
6th |
1(2) |
| 19 L |
Ambiente Friendly (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
05-4484 / 4 |
Flat (14) | S D Bowen | James Owen The Gredley Family |
9/1 | |
| raced keenly early, settled in 4th, lost position and ridden 3f out, soon dropped away tamely | ||||||||||