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Champions: Full Gallop Streaming On ITVX Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Cheltenham · Fri 24th Oct 2025 · 15:10
📏 2m4f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Percy Shelley
11/2
Sean Bowen
1st
De Temps En Temps
22/1
Freddie Keighley
3rd
Etna Bianco (IRE)
14/1
Brendan Powell
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
2m4f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 5y
lbs
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
3/1
4
Arch Empire Form:
5y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
15/2
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Freddie Keighley
Martin Keighley
22/1
🥈 2nd
Percy Shelley Form:
6y
lbs
Sean Bowen
James Owen
11/2
7
Dalston Lad Form:
5y
lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
11/8F
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
14/1
6
Leader Crik Form:
4y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
10/1

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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.