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17 January Saturday Meeting Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Taunton · Thu 8th Jan 2026 · 13:00
📏 2m3f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Kapitein Kool
3/1
James Best
1st
Calvino
6/4F
Harry Cobden
3rd
Bright Legend
7/4
Isabelle Ryder(5)
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m3f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Kapitein Kool Form:
5y
lbs
James Best
Seamus Mullins
3/1
5 7y
lbs
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
18/1
🥉 3rd
Bright Legend Form:
6y
lbs
Isabelle Ryder(5)
Faye Bramley
7/4
🥇 1st
Calvino Form:
6y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
6/4F
6
Fane Court Form:
8y
lbs
Harry Kimber
Ben Lund
300/1
7
Forest Hills Form:
5y
lbs
James Davies
Carroll Gray
150/1
4
Sioux Falls Form:
6y
lbs
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
10/1

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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.