Full Result 2.25 Newbury | 19 August 2017

Betfred Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m5f61yds) 1m5½f Soft

1st £34,026 2nd £12,900 3rd £6,456 4th £3,216 5th £1,614 6th £810

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	8. Defoe (IRE) 13/8F Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	3	810	110	103	116	–
gr c Dalakhani (IRE) - Dulkashe (IRE) (Pivotal)
Held up, smooth headway to lead well over 1f out, shaken up inside final furlong, always doing enough, shade cosily (op 6/4)

2⁽⁹⁾ ¾	5. Wall Of Fire (IRE) 14/1 Josephine Gordon Hugo Palmer	Josephine Gordon Hugo Palmer	4	95 b	107	103	114	–
b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Bright Sapphire (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, close 2nd when short of room on rails and snatched up entering final furlong, switched left then drifted left, kept on final 120yds but always being held (tchd 12/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [4¼]	3. Frontiersman 15/8 Jim Crowley Charlie Appleby	Jim Crowley Charlie Appleby	4	95 p	117	96	109	–
br c Dubawi (IRE) - Ouija Board (Cape Cross)
In touch, took closer order 4f out, led briefly 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra final 120yds (op 5/2)

4⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [6¾]	2. Crimean Tatar (TUR) 25/1 Martin Harley Hugo Palmer	Martin Harley Hugo Palmer	4	95 b¹	109	91	105	–
b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Unity (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 20/1)

5⁽³⁾ 2¾ [9½]	6. Harlequeen 25/1 Silvestre De Sousa Mick Channon	Silvestre De Sousa Mick Channon	4	92	107	82	98	–
b f Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Aurelia (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leaders effort over 2f out, soon held

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [10¼]	1. Agent Murphy 16/1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan	Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan	6	95	109	83	100	–
b h Cape Cross (IRE) - Raskutani (Dansili)
Tracked leader, ridden and every chance briefly 2f out (op 14/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [13]	4. The Tartan Spartan (IRE) 16/1 Tadhg O'Shea John Patrick Shanahan	Tadhg O'Shea John Patrick Shanahan	4	95	102	77	96	–
ch c The Carbon Unit (USA) - The Real Thing (IRE) (Traditionally)
In touch, ridden 3f out, not pace to threaten, weakened just over 1f out

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [13¼]	7. To Eternity 9/2 Fran Berry John Gosden	Fran Berry John Gosden	4	92	103	73	92	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - All's Forgotten (USA) (Darshaan)
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened just over 1f out (op 4/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:26:49 Winning time: 2m 51.50s (slow by 3.20s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Horseplay (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (Defoe) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Aziz Kheir (Wall Of Fire)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Frontiersman)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.10 £3.50 £1.20 Ex: £25.30 CSF: £26.76 Trifecta: £71.60

2:25 Newbury 19 Aug 2017

Betfred Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)