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Wolverhampton (AW) · Sat 6th Dec 2025 · 17:30
📏 1m1½f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 🐎 Flat
2nd
Affettuoso
5/6F
Cieren Fallon
1st
Archers Bay
2/1
Marco Ghiani
3rd
Shangri La (GB)
10/1
Luke Morris
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
1m1½f
🌿
Going
Standard
🏟️
Surface
AW
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Affettuoso Form:
2y
lbs
Cieren Fallon
Roger Varian
5/6F
🥇 1st
Archers Bay Form:
2y
lbs
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
2/1
7
Joyful Lawyer Form:
2y
lbs
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K R Burke
33/1
5
Manbearpig Form:
2y
lbs
Oliver Stammers
Rebecca Menzies
80/1
6 2y
lbs
Jonny Peate
Mark Loughnane
33/1
4
Eze Sur Mer Form:
2y
lbs
Billy Loughnane
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
17/2
🥉 3rd 2y
lbs
Luke Morris
David Simcock
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.