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DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Welcome Offer Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elim) (GBB)

Plumpton · Mon 9th Mar 2026 · 17:00
📏 2m2f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 NH Flat
2nd
Mint Approved
5/2
Ben Pollard(7)
1st
Otie's Friend (IRE)
13/8F
Kielan Woods
3rd
Chocks Away
14/1
Paul O'Brien
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m2f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
NH Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Mint Approved Form:
6y
lbs
Ben Pollard(7)
Gary & Josh Moore
5/2
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Kielan Woods
Nick Scholfield
13/8F
7
Silk Mountain Form:
5y
lbs
Richie McLernon
Jim & Suzi Best
25/1
4 5y
lbs
Freddie Gordon
James Owen
9/2
5
Cheese Form:
5y
152 lbs
Tom Cannon
Laura Mongan
-
🥉 3rd
Chocks Away Form:
4y
lbs
Paul O'Brien
Henrietta C Knight
14/1
5 4y
lbs
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
9/2
6 4y
lbs
James Turner(5)
David Bridgwater
66/1
Racing Post Pick
Otie's Friend

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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.