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Mick Walsh Open Ditch Novices' Handicap Chase

Hexham · Tue 25th Mar 2025 · 15:50
📏 3m 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Lewa House
11/2
Bruce Lynn
1st
Halfway House Lad
7/4F
Charlie Price
3rd
Powers Dilemma (IRE)
11/1
Peter Kavanagh
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
3m
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 8y
lbs
Peter Kavanagh
Lizzie Quinlan
11/1
4 9y
lbs
Harry Bannister
Sara Ender
100/30
PU 6y
lbs
Danny McMenamin
Jackie Stephen
8/1
🥈 2nd
Lewa House Form:
9y
lbs
Bruce Lynn
Catch Bissett
11/2
5
Dequall (GB) Form:
9y
lbs
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
9/2
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Charlie Price
Maurice Barnes
7/4F

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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.