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William Hill Half A Mill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Haydock · Sat 14th Feb 2026 · 15:15
📏 3m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Top Of The Bill
22/1
Toby McCain-Mitchell(3)
1st
Grand Geste
13/2
Danny McMenamin
3rd
Neo King (FR)
16/1
James Turner(5)
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
3m4½f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
11
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 10y
lbs
Toby McCain-Mitchell(3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
22/1
6 8y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Donald McCain
17/2
🥉 3rd
Neo King (FR) Form:
8y
lbs
James Turner(5)
Evan Williams
16/1
7
Monbeg Genius Form:
10y
lbs
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
8/1
PU
Myretown Form:
9y
lbs
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
3/1F
8 10y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
12/1
4 9y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
7/1
5
Git Maker Form:
10y
lbs
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
12/1
🥇 1st
Grand Geste Form:
7y
lbs
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
13/2
PU
Rivers Corner Form:
8y
lbs
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard
9/1
PU
Holokea Form:
7y
lbs
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
6/1

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
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.