Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2)

Newmarket

14:25

Date 2025-10-10

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £70,888

Winning Time 1m 22.52s (fast by 0.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Beauvatier (FR) Alexis Pouchin · Y Barberot	7/1	Won
2nd	Poet Master (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	5/2	2.25
3rd	Cosmic Year (GB) Colin Keane · Harry Charlton	2/1F	2.75
4th	Scoville (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/2	2.75
5th	Audience (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	4/1	0.2

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (3)	Cosmic Year Brown J:Colin Keane T:Harry Charlton	J:Colin Keane T:Harry Charlton	129	—	-11274	115	127	110	70d	—	—	+5	32.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
May tap back into earlier progress that featured a good second in Irish 2,000 Guineas
3 (1)	Poet Master Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	131	—	155-92	113	127	85	26d	—	—	0	22.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Group 2 winner last term; close second in French Group 3 last time; possibilities
1 (4)	Audience Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	131	b	-97393	110	120	101	27d	—	—	+6	25.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not disgraced in similar event last time but continues below his peak form
5 (2)	Scoville Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	110	105	118	111	61d	—	—	+17	29.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Flopped last time but this drop in trip is worth exploring; may do better still
2 (5)	Beauvatier b/br J:Alexis Pouchin T:Y Barberot	J:Alexis Pouchin T:Y Barberot	131	t	4-7160	111	126	102	34d	—	—	+9	17.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
French colt who is a dual Group 3 winner and has Group 1 form; major player

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cosmic Year	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	15/8
Poet Master	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Audience	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Scoville	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Beauvatier	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	17/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Cosmic Year

32.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Scoville

29.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 12 Odds: 3.5

11/2

3rd

Audience

25.2

OR: 15 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Poet Master

22.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

5/2

Beauvatier

17.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cosmic Year	115	127	110
Poet Master	113	127	85
Beauvatier	111	126	102
Audience	110	120	101
Scoville	105	118	111

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