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Wolverhampton (AW) · Mon 9th Feb 2026 · 16:25
📏 7f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 🐎 Flat
2nd
Dagger Strike
11/8
Hollie Doyle
1st
Utmost Good Faith
5/4F
Billy Loughnane
3rd
Horwich
4/1
Rob Hornby
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
7f
🌿
Going
Standard
🏟️
Surface
AW
🐎
Runners
4
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 3y
lbs
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
5/4F
🥈 2nd
Dagger Strike Form:
3y
lbs
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson
11/8
🥉 3rd
Horwich Form:
3y
lbs
Rob Hornby
Clive Cox
4/1
4 3y
lbs
Sam James
Kevin Ryan
33/1

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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.