Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)

Newbury

1:50

Date 2025-08-16

Distance 1m5f61y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,039

Runners 6

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (5)	Pinhole b Colin Keane · Ralph Beckett	Colin Keane · Ralph Beckett	124	p	51-481	106	120	99	22d	—	—	-4	22	5/2 29%
Much improved form to win 1m4f Ascot handicap makes him look a strong contender for this
5 (3)	Nightime Dancer b Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	124	—	3-1382	103	112	100	37d	—	—	-2	22.6	11/4 27%
Stuck to his task well when second to a very classy winner in 1m5f Group 3 at Newmarket
3 (6)	Epic Poet b Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	133	—	132320	110	119	79	56d	—	—	+8	27.8	7/2 22%
No show at Royal Ascot (1m4f; 25-1) but earlier 1m6f-2m efforts suggest he is major player
4 (4)	Furthur gr Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	124	—	2-1525	105	116	110	37d	—	—	+10	19.9	8/1 11%
Easily best form when second in 1m6f Queen's Vase; a flop in 1m5f Newmarket Group 3 latest
2 (1)	Candleford b Tom Marquand · William Haggas	Tom Marquand · William Haggas	133	—	14-013	108	116	96	14d	—	—	+7	17.6	8/1 11%
Respectable, front-running third of five in Group 3 at Goodwood two weeks ago; needs more
1 (2)	Ambiente Friendly b Sean D Bowen · James Owen	Sean D Bowen · James Owen	133	—	5-4484	107	114	93	14d	—	—	+8	16.8	9/1 10%
Placed in 2024 Derby and Irish Derby for James Fanshawe; shadow of that since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pinhole	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Nightime Dancer	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Epic Poet	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Furthur	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Candleford	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ambiente Friendly	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Epic Poet

27.8

OR: 15 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Nightime Dancer

22.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Pinhole

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Furthur

19.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Candleford

17.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Ambiente Friendly

16.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Epic Poet Top Rated	110	119	79
Candleford	108	116	96
Ambiente Friendly	107	114	93
Pinhole	106	120	99
Furthur	105	116	110
Nightime Dancer	103	112	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pinhole	22d ago	Fit
Nightime Dancer	37d ago	Fit
Epic Poet	56d ago	Fresh
Furthur	37d ago	Fit
Candleford	14d ago	Fit
Ambiente Friendly	14d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Firm

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