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Annual Membership @LeicesterRaces Great Christmas Present Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Leicester · Mon 17th Nov 2025 · 15:10
📏 2m4½f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Island Bridge
5/6F
Tom Bellamy
1st
Kicour La (FR)
13/8
Ben Jones
3rd
Arcadian Star
7/1
Charlie Hammond
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Island Bridge Form:
5y
lbs
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
5/6F
5
Jaja Jimmy Form:
5y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Jo Davis
40/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
13/8
4 5y
lbs
Shane Quinlan(3)
Mel Rowley
33/1
🥉 3rd
Arcadian Star Form:
4y
lbs
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
7/1
PU
This Sway Form:
4y
lbs
David Bass
Max Comley
200/1

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.