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Leicester Racecourse Ideal Christmas Party Venue Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Leicester · Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 13:30
📏 5f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Tie Fighter
4/1
Rossa Ryan
1st
Koffee And Kale
6/5F
Hector Crouch
3rd
Black Missile
14/1
Ryan Sexton
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
5f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
7 2y
lbs
Joey Haynes
Chelsea Banham
150/1
🥉 3rd
Black Missile Form:
2y
lbs
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
14/1
6 2y
lbs
Alistair Rawlinson
Michael Appleby
100/30
4
Fordham Flyer Form:
2y
lbs
Cam Hardie
Philip Kirby
12/1
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
Hector Crouch
Michael Bell
6/5F
5 2y
lbs
Clifford Lee
James Tate
15/2
🥈 2nd
Tie Fighter Form:
2y
lbs
Rossa Ryan
Ed Dunlop
4/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.