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Boyle Sports Home Of Early Payout 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Newbury · Tue 17th Feb 2026 · 15:20
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Boultydoolin (IRE)
9/2
Ben Jones
1st
Swindon Village
5/2
David Bass
3rd
Bobby's Nelson
8/13F
Sean Houlihan
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 7y
lbs
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
8/13F
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
5/2
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Ben Jones
Rebecca Curtis
9/2
4
Dante's Rocco Form:
5y
lbs
Paddy Hanlon
Syd Hosie
66/1
PU 6y
lbs
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
66/1
PU 6y
lbs
Robbie David(5)
Daisy Hitchins
250/1

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15:05 Ascot
Racecard
Horse Silk
Confucius
J : Ryan Moore
T : A P O'Brien
15:05
Age: 2
Form: 21
Weight: 129 lbs
OR:
This 22-runner contest looks an absolute minefield and there is 1 horse that immediately grabbed my attention
- CONFUCIUS. I watched his win in Ireland and what stood out most was how green he looked during the early stages of the race. However, once he started to understand what was being asked of him, he simply took off and won almost on the bridle by nearly four lengths.

As always, Ryan Moore has had plenty of options and the fact he has chosen to ride this €1.7 million colt speaks volumes. Out of all the runners Aidan O\'Brien sends to the race, this is the one Moore wants to be on. If CONFUCIUS improves again from his debut effort, we could be looking at a very special performance.