Race series · Newbury · Group 2
Geoffrey Freer Stakes
1m5½f · August
Race essentials
CourseNewbury, 1m5½f
WhenAugust
StatusGroup 2
Field6.2 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Won at 4/1 or shorter8/10
Won from top 3 in market8/10
Won as favourite7/10
Had 2+ runs in season9/10
Won in current season9/10
Mares/fillies rarely win2/10
Drew in low stalls (bottom third)1/10
Carried 8st 10lb2/10
Favourite Win Rate46.2%
Avg Winning SP4.4/1
Avg Field Size6.2
Renewals66
Roll of honourSP at the off
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Runners | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Furthur | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 13/2 | 6 | Good To Firm |
| 2024 | Al Aasy | William Haggas | Jim Crowley | EvensF | 5 | Good To Firm |
| 2023 | Arrest | John & Thady Gosden | Frankie Dettori | 5/6F | 7 | Good To Soft |
| 2022 | Zechariah | Freddie & Martyn Meade | Tom Marquand | 6/4F | 5 | Good To Firm |
| 2021 | Hukum | Owen Burrows | Jim Crowley | 8/11F | 8 | Good |
| 2020 | Hukum | Owen Burrows | Jim Crowley | 4/1 | 7 | Good To Soft |
| 2019 | Technician | Martyn Meade | Rob Hornby | 10/1 | 5 | Soft |
| 2018 | Hamada | Charlie Appleby | James Doyle | 7/4F | 6 | Good |
| 2017 | Defoe | Roger Varian | Andrea Atzeni | 13/8F | 8 | Soft |
| 2016 | Kings Fete | Sir Michael Stoute | Pat Smullen | EvensF | 5 | Good To Firm |
| 2015 | Agent Murphy | Brian Meehan | Jimmy Fortune | 11/4 | 6 | Good To Soft |
| 2014 | Seismos | Marco Botti | Martin Harley | 11/1 | 11 | Good To Soft |
Historical Roll of Honour
pre-database records — not included in trends
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bakharoff | Guy Harwood | Willie Carson |
| 1985 | Shernazar | Michael Stoute | Walter Swinburn |
| 1984 | Baynoun | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Steve Cauthen |
| 1983 | Khairpour | Fulke Johnson Houghton | John Reid |
| 1982 | Ardross | Henry Cecil | Lester Piggott |
| 1981 | Ardross | Henry Cecil | Lester Piggott |
| 1980 | Nicholas Bill | Henry Candy | Philip Waldron |
| 1979 | Niniski | Dick Hern | Willie Carson |
| 1978 | Ile de Bourbon | Fulke Johnson Houghton | John Reid |
| 1977 | Valinsky | Vincent O'Brien | Lester Piggott |
| 1976 | Swell Fellow | Jeremy Hindley | Tony Kimberley |
| 1975 | Consul | Peter Walwyn | Pat Eddery |
| 1974 | Realistic | Herbert Blagrave | Pat Eddery |
| 1973 | Attica Meli | Noel Murless | Geoff Lewis |
| 1972 | Sol'Argent | Tommy Gosling | Jimmy Lindley |
| 1971 | High Line | Derrick Candy | Jimmy Lindley |
| 1970 | High Line | Derrick Candy | Joe Mercer |
| 1969 | Rangong | Noel Murless | Sandy Barclay |
| 1968 | Levmoss | Seamus McGrath | Brian Taylor |
| 1967 | Hopeful Venture | Noel Murless | George Moore |
| 1966 | Charlottown | Gordon Smyth | Jimmy Lindley |
| 1965 | Court Gift | Bruce Hobbs | Stan Clayton |
| 1964 | Sunseeker | Vincent O'Brien | Jack Purtell |
| 1963 | Sovrango | Harry Wragg | Bill Williamson |
| 1962 | Sovrango | Harry Wragg | Bill Williamson |
| 1961 | Sagacity | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Eph Smith |
| 1960 | High Hat | Walter Nightingall | Harry Carr |