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Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Mares' Novices' Hurdle () (Reg' As Abram Hurdle) (GBB)

Haydock · Sat 20th Dec 2025 · 14:40
📏 2m3f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Park Princess
18/1
Ben Godfrey
1st
Supreme Malinas
7/2
Tristan Durrell
3rd
A Path To Ronda
5/1
Gavin Sheehan
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m3f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Jackie Hobbs Form:
5y
lbs
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
11/4F
9 5y
lbs
Nick Slatter
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
20/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
5/1
7
Bittalemon Form:
4y
lbs
Charlotte Jones
James Moffatt
66/1
8
La Zoubida Form:
5y
lbs
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
4/1
🥈 2nd
Park Princess Form:
5y
lbs
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
18/1
6 6y
lbs
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
25/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
7/2
5 6y
lbs
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
6/1

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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.