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Guinness At Rio's Handicap Hurdle

Newcastle · Sat 15th Mar 2025 · 14:37
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Rioja Alta
4/1
Brian Hughes
1st
Luminaries
100/30F
Sean Quinlan
3rd
Bo Cruz
13/2
William Maggs
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Rioja Alta Form:
5y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
4/1
🥉 3rd
Bo Cruz Form:
6y
lbs
William Maggs
Donald McCain
13/2
6 6y
lbs
Tom Midgley
Mark Walford
12/1
4
Athair Mor Form:
6y
lbs
Ryan Mania
James Ewart
6/1
PU 7y
lbs
Joe Williamson
Andrew Crook
9/2
5
Prince Nino Form:
8y
lbs
Peter Kavanagh
Lizzie Quinlan
15/2
PU
Dartmhor Form:
5y
lbs
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant
14/1
🥇 1st
Luminaries Form:
8y
lbs
Sean Quinlan
Ewan Whillans
100/30F

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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.