19 Aug 2017 14:25 Newbury
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,026); Distance: 1m 5f 61y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Betfred Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(4) |
| - |
Defoe (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 10) |
120-111 / 10 |
Flat (29) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… |
13/8 | |
| held up in last pair, smooth headway over 2f out, led narrowly inside final 2f, edged right towards stands side rail inside final furlong, ridden and held on final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(9) |
| ¾ L |
Wall of Fire (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
11-6248 / 4 |
Flat (71) | Josephine Gordon | H Palmer Mr Aziz Kheir |
14/1 | |
| held up in last pair, driven 4f out, switched towards stands side rail and headway under pressure over 1f out, chased winner when not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, ridden and kept on towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(8) |
| 3½ L |
Frontiersman (GB) (colt, brown, 9 5) |
16-4122 / 5 |
Flat (37) | Jim Crowley | C Appleby Godolphin |
15/8 | |
| tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon challenged, ridden over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
2(5) |
| 2½ L |
Crimean Tatar (TUR) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
11-48 / 4 |
Flat (92) | M Harley | H Palmer Mr V I Araci |
25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression with front trio final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
6(3) |
| 2¾ L |
Harlequeen (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
43330-9 / 4 |
Flat (16) | S De Sousa | M R Channon Mrs S Brandt |
25/1 | |
| pressed leader, lost place when ridden over 2f out, no danger after | ||||||||||
6th |
1(6) |
| ¾ L |
Agent Murphy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
13120/4- / 6 |
Flat (539) | J Fortune | B J Meehan Mr W A Harrison-Allan |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
4(1) |
| 2¾ L |
The Tartan Spartan (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
6-31551 / 8 |
Flat (22) | T P O'Shea | J P Shanahan Ms Patricia Hogan |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
7(7) |
| HD |
To Eternity (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
2212-1 / 4 |
Flat (14) | Fran Berry | J & T Gosden Lady Bamford |
9/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
9(2) |
| - |
Horseplay (GB) (filly, bay, 8 7) |
41-144 / 4 |
Flat (48) | David Probert | A M Balding Cliveden Stud |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||