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Southwell (AW) · Wed 11th Mar 2026 · 18:15
📏 1m4f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 🐎 Flat
2nd
Into The Light
10/11F
Billy Loughnane
1st
Ravenspire
2/1
Sam James
3rd
Starship Trooper
5/1
Callum Hutchinson
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
1m4f
🌿
Going
Standard
🏟️
Surface
AW
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 3y
lbs
Billy Loughnane
Charlie Appleby
10/11F
2
Hayati Form:
3y
130 lbs
Billy Loughnane
Charlie Appleby
-
6
My Dad Frank Form:
3y
lbs
Sean Kirrane
Alan Brown
400/1
🥇 1st
Ravenspire Form:
3y
lbs
Sam James
K R Burke
2/1
4
Sinocentric Form:
3y
lbs
Callum Shepherd
David Simcock
11/1
🥉 3rd 3y
lbs
Callum Hutchinson
Andrew Balding
5/1
5
Galistra Form:
3y
lbs
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
50/1
Racing Post Pick
Into The Light

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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.