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Betfair Winter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown · Fri 5th Dec 2025 · 13:45
📏 2m4f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
The Blue Room
15/2
Sean Bowen
1st
No Drama This End
4/9F
Harry Cobden
3rd
Top Jimmy
8/1
Sam Twiston-Davies
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m4f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
4/9F
5
Crackerjacque Form:
5y
lbs
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
18/1
🥈 2nd
The Blue Room Form:
5y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
15/2
🥉 3rd
Top Jimmy Form:
5y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
8/1
4 5y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
13/2

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.