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Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qual) (GBB)

Ayr · Fri 7th Mar 2025 · 16:40
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Step Above (IRE)
5/1
Patrick Wadge
1st
Grand Voyage
9/2
Sam Coltherd
3rd
Nights In Venice
4/1F
Craig Nichol
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
F 10y
lbs
Danny McMenamin
Paul Robson
7/1
PU 14y
lbs
Sean Quinlan
William Young Jnr
40/1
🥈 2nd 8y
lbs
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
5/1
PU 11y
lbs
Ross Chapman
Stuart Coltherd
16/1
5 8y
lbs
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
14/1
PU 9y
lbs
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
9/2
🥇 1st
Grand Voyage Form:
9y
lbs
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
9/2
🥉 3rd 9y
lbs
Craig Nichol
Donald Whillans
4/1F
4 7y
lbs
Jack Power
Lucinda Russell
13/2

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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.