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Border Minstrel EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C & D) (EBF Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Newcastle-AW · Thu 25th Sep 2025 · 17:30
📏 7f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 🐎 Flat
2nd
Power For Power (IRE)
11/2
Ray Dawson
1st
Malachy's Wish
4/1
William Carver
3rd
Tiger Power
11/8F
P J McDonald
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
7f
🌿
Going
Standard
🏟️
Surface
AW
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
William Carver
Jamie Osborne
4/1
🥉 3rd
Tiger Power Form:
2y
lbs
P J McDonald
Andrew Balding
11/8F
6
Ephron Form:
2y
lbs
Rowan Scott
Gemma Tutty
7/1
8
Menwirr Form:
2y
lbs
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson
9/2
🥈 2nd 2y
lbs
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
11/2
7
Regal Knight Form:
2y
lbs
Paul Mulrennan
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
125/1
5 2y
lbs
Mark Winn
Roger Fell
80/1
9 2y
lbs
Cam Hardie
Philip Kirby
125/1
4
Borjina Form:
2y
lbs
Connor Beasley
Edward Bethell
14/1

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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.