Nap of the Day: Group 3 glory at Newbury in our four-timer bid?

 | Friday 15th August 2025, 18:41pm

Friday 15th August 2025, 18:41pm

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Beyond delighted to report that on Friday we brought up the successive Nap Of The Day hat-trick as Ribston Pippin and the great Silvestre De Sousa obliged at Yarmouth (advised 11/4; and a fantastic returned price of 13/2).

We're going for a FOUR-TIMER then on Saturday, and I'm unashamedly going for a horse I've tipped up in some features today because I believe it to be my best chance of keeping this fabulous little run going. We're off to Newbury then dear friends - can we make it four on the spin?

13:50 Newbury

Nap Of The Day - Saturday, August 16

  • 13:50 Newbury - Pinhole @ 2/1

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13:50 Newbury - Pinhole @ 2/1

The Geoffrey Freer is a Group 2 for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a quirky 1m 5.5f, and worth around £51k to the winner.

The selection Pinhole is a three-year-old son of the mighty Frankel himself, trained by Ralph Beckett at Kimpton in Hampshire, and Juddmonte's fairly recent acquisition Colin Keane has the riding assignment.

This is only career start number six, but this former Sir Michael Stoute inmate has shown he's smart and potentially very smart. Pitched in at the deep end somewhat in the G2 Queen's Vase at the royal meeting, he was a creditable eighth but beaten only 4.75l over just in excess of this trip.

Next time in a warm handicap at Ascot 22 days ago he blew away his rivals, scoring by 5.5l in what was comfortably a career-best. A tilt at this G3 now looks entirely appropriate, and he seems to relish a stamina test all right.

He's actually entered up in the Betfred St Leger, and he's not a crazy price (25/1; odds that will doubtless come under pressure should he be successful in Berkshire on Saturday).

As a three-year-old he gets a nice amount of weight from the older horses in opposition (9lb) and I'm thinking that's a tall ask for those opponents. I expect him to repel all challengers close home and hopefully land our nap for the fourth day running.

This one is all about potential at this stage but I hope to see a good chunk of it realised this afternoon.

13:50 Newbury - Winner Pinhole

Odds correct at time of publishing.

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