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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown · Sat 31st Jan 2026 · 12:55
📏 2m4f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Hot Goddess (IRE)
6/1
Harry Atkins(5)
1st
Bollin Thou
6/4F
Sean Bowen
3rd
Precious Metal
15/8
Gavin Sheehan
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
2m4f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Gavin Sheehan
Henrietta C Knight
15/8
4 7y
lbs
James Bowen
Tim Vaughan
14/1
F
Zainy Champ Form:
7y
lbs
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
5/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Harry Atkins(5)
Martin Keighley
6/1
🥇 1st
Bollin Thou Form:
8y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Nick Scholfield
6/4F

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.