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Star Sports EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C & D With No More Than 3 Runs) (GBB)

Brighton · Thu 16th Oct 2025 · 13:55
📏 1m 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Only In Manila (GB)
9/4
Neil Callan
1st
Magical Merlot
10/11F
Mason Paetel(5)
3rd
Quarter (IRE)
6/1
Sean Levey
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
1m
🌿
Going
Good To Firm
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd
Quarter (IRE) Form:
2y
lbs
Sean Levey
Hilal Kobeissi
6/1
5
Cape Fear Form:
2y
lbs
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
16/1
4 2y
lbs
Joe Leavy
Hugo Palmer
8/1
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
Mason Paetel(5)
Ed Dunlop
10/11F
🥈 2nd 2y
lbs
Neil Callan
Simon & Ed Crisford
9/4
6 2y
lbs
Charles Bishop
Jack Channon
33/1
7 2y
lbs
Rhys Clutterbuck
Michael Madgwick
300/1

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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.