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My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham · Tue 11th Mar 2025 · 14:00
📏 2m 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Only By Night
25/1
Keith Donoghue
1st
Jango Baie
5/1
Nico de Boinville
3rd
Majborough
1/2F
Mark Walsh
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Jango Baie Form:
6y
lbs
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
5/1
4
L'Eau du Sud Form:
7y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
5/1
🥉 3rd
Majborough Form:
5y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
1/2F
5
Touch Me Not Form:
6y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
16/1
🥈 2nd
Only By Night Form:
7y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
25/1

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15:05 Ascot
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.