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Leicester · Sun 30th Nov 2025 · 15:00
📏 1m7½f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Sir Hobnob
7/2
Sam Twiston-Davies
1st
Smart Decision
7/4
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
3rd
There Runs Mary (IRE)
11/10F
Sean Bowen
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
1m7½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
6 4y
lbs
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
40/1
4
Golden Prince Form:
4y
lbs
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
50/1
5
My Fortune Form:
5y
lbs
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
40/1
🥈 2nd
Sir Hobnob Form:
4y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
7/2
🥇 1st 4y
lbs
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Tim Easterby
7/4
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
11/10F

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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.