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Wolverhampton (AW) · Fri 16th Jan 2026 · 18:00
📏 1m1½f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 🐎 Flat
2nd
Felix Gem (GB)
3/1
Charles Bishop
1st
Mythical Bay
2/5F
Callum Hutchinson
3rd
Kindly Queen
6/1
Marco Ghiani
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
1m1½f
🌿
Going
Standard
🏟️
Surface
AW
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 3y
lbs
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
3/1
🥇 1st
Mythical Bay Form:
3y
lbs
Callum Hutchinson
Andrew Balding
2/5F
4
Nando's Pride Form:
3y
lbs
Daniel Muscutt
Mark Loughnane
100/1
🥉 3rd
Kindly Queen Form:
3y
lbs
Marco Ghiani
Ralph Beckett
6/1
5 3y
lbs
Gina Mangan
Nikki Evans
300/1

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.