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Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham · Fri 14th Nov 2025 · 15:30
📏 2m5f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Heads Up
7/4F
Mark McDonagh
1st
No Drama This End
5/1
Harry Cobden
3rd
King's Bucks
12/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m5f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4 6y
lbs
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
7/1
8 4y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
16/1
6
Great Fleet Form:
5y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
11/2
🥈 2nd
Heads Up Form:
5y
lbs
Mark McDonagh
John C McConnell
7/4F
7 5y
lbs
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
28/1
🥉 3rd
King's Bucks Form:
5y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
12/1
5 5y
lbs
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
9/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
5/1
PU 5y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
12/1

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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.