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Richard And Ann Hitchings Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Worcester · Wed 15th Oct 2025 · 15:28
📏 2m7f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Axel Bleue
13/8F
James Bowen
1st
Ignore The Door
11/2
Paul O'Brien
3rd
Dwight K Schrute
6/1
Isabelle Ryder(5)
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m7f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
Isabelle Ryder(5)
Jamie Snowden
6/1
🥈 2nd
Axel Bleue Form:
5y
lbs
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
13/8F
4 5y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
11/4
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
11/2
7
Itaintmebabe Form:
6y
lbs
Jamie Gambin(7)
Sarah Humphrey
250/1
6
Local Derby Form:
5y
lbs
Tom Cannon
Chris Gordon
8/1
5 6y
lbs
Kielan Woods
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
9/1

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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.