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BYD Taunton Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Taunton · Wed 9th Apr 2025 · 16:30
📏 2m½f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 NH Flat
2nd
Daring To Dream
6/1
Freddie Mitchell(3)
1st
Calvino
5/6F
Harry Cobden
3rd
Lootenay (FR)
7/2
Sean Bowen
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Good To Firm
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
NH Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Calvino Form:
5y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
5/6F
5 5y
lbs
Ben Godfrey
Ella Pickard
33/1
4 5y
lbs
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
20/1
7 5y
lbs
James Best
Fiona Shaw
20/1
🥉 3rd
Lootenay (FR) Form:
4y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Tom Weston
7/2
🥈 2nd 4y
lbs
Freddie Mitchell(3)
Gary Brown
6/1
6 4y
lbs
Jack Stenhouse(7)
Linda Blackford
10/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.