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14:25 Newbury

Saturday 18 August 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4017:15

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:28 | Winning time: 2m 51.63s

1^st

(2)

Hamada

49-5

7/4f

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Held up in touch, tracked leaders 8f out, switched outside to challenge 2f out, soon ridden, led 1f out, edged left, drew clear inside final furlong tchd 2/1

2^nd

2 ½

(7)

Raymond Tusk

38-10

10/3

T: R HannonJ: S De Sousa

Pressed leader, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance when short of room and briefly checked entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd post, no impression with winner op 7/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

nse

(8)

Walton Street

49-5

11/2

T: C ApplebyJ: A Kirby

Soon led, ridden when hard pressed over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on but no impression with winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post op 7/1

4^th

(5)

Algometer

59-5

7/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Jim Crowley

Held up in touch, dropped to last pair 8f out, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, outpaced when switched towards inside 2f out, no chance with clear trio from over 1f out op 13/2 tchd 8/1

5^th

2 ¼

(6)

Perfect Clarity

38-7

14/1

T: C G CoxJ: David Probert

Held up in rear, struggling over 3f out, soon ridden, never threatened leaders op 12/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

(1)

Dal Harraild

59-5

13/2

T: W J HaggasJ: R L Moore

With leaders 3f, in touch, effort over 3f out, soon driven and one pace, weakened over 1f out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

On To Victory¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Tom Marquand

(4)

Jet Streaming¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: S W Kelly

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.90, £1.90EX:£7.00Trifecta:£21.40SF:£6.93Swingers:£1.80, £2.30, £3.50

Forecasts

Hamada (7/4), Raymond Tusk (10/3), Walton Street (11/2), Dal Harraild (13/2), Algometer (7/1), Perfect Clarity (14/1), On To Victory (16/1), Jet Streaming (50/1)

Stepping from handicaps to Group class is never easy but HAMADA couldn't possibly have been more impressive in a strong handicap at Newmarket so he should be capable of taking the hike in class in his stride. The other seemingly quite unexposed contender Raymond Tusk is rated as the chief danger. This Listed winner should be suited by today's step up in trip and this race was won by a three-year-old last season. Algometer and Dal Harraild are seasoned campaigners at this sort of level and they will find any chinks in the armour of the less exposed duo if given the chance.