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HR Smith Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ludlow · Thu 23rd Oct 2025 · 13:37
📏 2m5f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Celestron Star (GB)
5/4F
Luke Scott(3)
1st
La Lolita (FR)
7/2
James Bowen
3rd
Ask Peter
3/1
Sam Twiston-Davies
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m5f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
4
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Luke Scott(3)
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
5/4F
4 5y
lbs
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
5/1
🥉 3rd
Ask Peter Form:
6y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
3/1
🥇 1st 4y
lbs
James Bowen
Gary Hanmer
7/2

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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.