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Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham · Sat 13th Dec 2025 · 15:00
📏 3m 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
They Call Me Hugo
6/1
Sean Bowen
1st
Carlenrig (IRE)
4/1
Harry Skelton
3rd
Conman John (IRE)
11/10F
Derek Fox
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
3m
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
11/10F
6 5y
lbs
Ciaran Gethings
Dan Skelton
25/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
4/1
5 5y
lbs
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
13/2
7 5y
lbs
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
10/1
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
6/1
4 4y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
18/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.