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Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Haydock · Sat 20th Dec 2025 · 15:15
📏 3m½f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Caughtinyourtrance
33/1
Charlotte Jones
1st
Super Survivor
100/30F
Gavin Sheehan
3rd
Gege Ville (FR)
7/1
Danny McMenamin
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
3m½f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 9y
lbs
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
100/30F
4 5y
lbs
Lewis Saunders(5)
Olly Murphy
4/1
8
Idem Form:
7y
lbs
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
7/1
9
Secret Trix Form:
8y
lbs
Aidan Weaver(7)
Olly Murphy
14/1
6
Ernest Gray Form:
8y
lbs
Tom Cannon
Alan King
5/1
7
Saint Palais Form:
8y
lbs
Jack Quinlan
Richard J Bandey
18/1
5 8y
lbs
Brian Hughes
John & Sean Quinn
5/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Charlotte Jones
James Moffatt
33/1
🥉 3rd 9y
lbs
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
7/1

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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.