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Play At The Races Stableduel Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Southwell · Mon 17th Mar 2025 · 15:30
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Escapologist
5/2
Alex Chadwick(3)
1st
Jack Hyde
11/10F
Tom Broughton
3rd
Little Dipper (GB)
33/1
Charlie Deutsch
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Escapologist Form:
6y
lbs
Alex Chadwick(3)
James Owen
5/2
🥇 1st
Jack Hyde Form:
7y
lbs
Tom Broughton
Fergal O'Brien
11/10F
PU
Monaco Rules Form:
5y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
18/1
5 7y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
16/5
4 6y
lbs
Tom Bellamy
Richard Phillips
40/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
33/1
PU 8y
lbs
William Shanahan(5)
Giuseppe Fierro
200/1

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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.