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Aston Martin Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham · Thu 17th Apr 2025 · 14:20
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
A Penny A Hundred
6/1
Danny Mullins
1st
Theatre Native
3/1F
Rachael Blackmore
3rd
Georgi Girl (IRE)
15/2
Ben Jones
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 6y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
17/2
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
6/1
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
Ben Jones
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
15/2
🥇 1st 7y
lbs
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
3/1F
UR 7y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Joe Tizzard
9/2
4
Party Vibes Form:
7y
lbs
David Bass
Henry Daly
7/2
F 7y
lbs
Henry Brooke
Patrick Neville
10/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.