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Haydock · Sat 22nd Nov 2025 · 12:08
📏 1m7½f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Masked Man
11/4
J J Slevin
1st
Diamond Hunter (IRE)
12/1
Freddie Gordon
3rd
Sticktotheplan (FR)
EvensF
Sean Bowen
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
1m7½f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
EvensF
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
12/1
4 4y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
7/2
F
Jony R Form:
6y
lbs
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
28/1
🥈 2nd
Masked Man Form:
4y
lbs
J J Slevin
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
11/4
5 4y
lbs
Mr Jamie Neild
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
80/1

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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.