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bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Musselburgh · Sat 31st Jan 2026 · 15:00
📏 3m 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Walks The Talk
100/30
Alex Harvey
1st
Absolutely Doyen
8/11F
Freddie Gingell
3rd
Sleedagh
17/2
Derek Fox
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
3m
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
8/11F
5 5y
lbs
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
7/1
4 6y
lbs
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
16/1
🥈 2nd 7y
lbs
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
100/30
🥉 3rd
Sleedagh Form:
6y
lbs
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
17/2

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.