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Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham · Fri 12th Dec 2025 · 15:00
📏 3m5½f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
J'Arrive de L'Est
7/4F
Donagh Meyler
1st
Final Orders
16/1
Keith Donoghue
3rd
Iceo Madrik (FR)
14/1
Clement Lefebvre
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
3m5½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
14
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
12
Amirite Form:
9y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
8/1
4
Placenet (FR) Form:
8y
lbs
Johnny Charron
D Cottin
12/1
5 9y
lbs
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
8/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
7/4F
10 10y
lbs
Paddy Hanlon
Syd Hosie
20/1
6 10y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Gavin Cromwell
33/1
F 10y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
16/1
11
Mister Coffey Form:
10y
lbs
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
6/1
7 12y
lbs
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
12/1
🥇 1st
Final Orders Form:
9y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
16/1
9
Busselton Form:
8y
lbs
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
14/1
8
Statuario Form:
10y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Mickey Bowen
40/1
🥉 3rd 7y
lbs
Clement Lefebvre
D Cottin
14/1
BD
Vital Island Form:
13y
lbs
Tiernan Power Roche
R P O'Keeffe
125/1

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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.