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Newcastle · Tue 27th Jan 2026 · 13:20
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Eagles Reprieve
5/2
Jack Power
1st
Le Beau Madrik
6/5F
Tristan Durrell
3rd
Loulou Madrik
100/30
Jamie Hamilton
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Buddah Castle Form:
6y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville
11/2
PU 7y
lbs
Callum Bewley
Paul Robson
150/1
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Jack Power
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
5/2
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
6/5F
🥉 3rd
Loulou Madrik Form:
5y
lbs
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
100/30
PU 6y
lbs
Sean Quinlan
Stuart Coltherd
80/1
PU 6y
lbs
Ryan Mania
Paul Robson
40/1
PU 6y
lbs
Tom Midgley
Mark Walford
150/1

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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.