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Tennent's Lager Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ayr · Sat 12th Apr 2025 · 15:45
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Chart Topper
4/11F
Mr P W Mullins
1st
Gale Mahler (IRE)
9/1
Brian Hughes
3rd
The Jukebox Kid
3/1
David Bass
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
3
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Chart Topper Form:
6y
lbs
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
4/11F
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
David Bass
Ben Pauling
3/1
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Adrian Paul Keatley
9/1

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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.