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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Market Rasen · Wed 26th Mar 2025 · 14:15
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Loch Frisa
10/11F
Ben Jones
1st
He's A Diamond (IRE)
20/1
Brian Hughes
3rd
Raincloud
50/1
Philip Armson(3)
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 5y
lbs
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
11/8
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
20/1
🥈 2nd
Loch Frisa Form:
5y
lbs
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
10/11F
🥉 3rd
Raincloud Form:
5y
lbs
Philip Armson(3)
Michael Chapman
50/1
4 4y
lbs
Jamie Hamilton
Tim Easterby
17/2

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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.