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Ladies Day 9th May "Confined" Novice Stakes (No more than two runs) (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Div II)

Nottingham · Wed 8th Apr 2026 · 12:47
📏 1m2f50y 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £6,480 🐎 Flat
2nd
Tornado Tower
100/30
Tyler Heard
1st
Olympic Charter
11/8F
Connor Planas
3rd
Qarreeb
6/1
George Downing
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
1m2f50y
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£6,480
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Flat
📊 Betting Forecast
15/8 Tornado Tower, 2/1 Olympic Charter, 11/2 Australia Day, 15/2 Knightsail, 10/1 Monte A Bord, 12/1 Qarreeb, 16/1 Outback Legend, 33/1 Plutarch, 100/1 The Bitters
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Monte A Bord Form:
5y
142 lbs
Billy Garritty
Michael & David Easterby
- 22/1
8
Plutarch Form: 48-
4y
142 lbs
Megan Smith(7)
George Boughey
- 150/1
5
Australia Day Form:
3y
123 lbs
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
- 9/1
7
Knightsail Form: 73-
3y
123 lbs
David Probert
David Menuisier
- 9/2
🥇 1st 3y
123 lbs
Connor Planas
Charlie Appleby
- 11/8F
6 3y
123 lbs
Jack Doughty
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
- 22/1
🥉 3rd
Qarreeb Form: 7-
3y
123 lbs
George Downing
Ed Walker
- 6/1
🥈 2nd
Tornado Tower Form:
3y
123 lbs
Tyler Heard
John & Thady Gosden
- 100/30
9 3y
118 lbs
Cam Hardie
Antony Brittain
- 400/1
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RACING POST VERDICT

The vote goes to the Gosdens' striking newcomer TORNADO TOWER who cost 850,000gns as a yearling and is a brother to Hurricane Lane.

Racing Post Pick
Tornado Tower

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.