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Castle Green Homes EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Haydock · Fri 26th Sep 2025 · 15:00
📏 7f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Chain Link (GB)
33/1
Kieran O'Neill
1st
Gaurdman
100/30
Silvestre De Sousa
3rd
Aerial Silk
11/1
Daniel Tudhope
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
7f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd
Aerial Silk Form:
2y
lbs
Daniel Tudhope
David Menuisier
11/1
7
Bradbury Form:
2y
lbs
Oliver Stammers
Edward Bethell
150/1
🥈 2nd 2y
lbs
Kieran O'Neill
James Horton
33/1
🥇 1st
Gaurdman Form:
2y
lbs
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
100/30
9 2y
lbs
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
11/4
8 2y
lbs
Jack Mitchell
Simon & Ed Crisford
10/1
6
Poker Form:
2y
lbs
David Egan
K R Burke
11/8F
5
Snaafy Form:
2y
lbs
Hollie Doyle
David Loughnane
33/1
4
Ziata Form:
2y
lbs
George Downing
Ed Walker
20/1

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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.