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Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Stratford · Mon 18th Aug 2025 · 14:57
📏 2m3½f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
In The Air
5/1
Ciaran Gethings
1st
Magistrato
7/2
Ben Jones
3rd
No Risk With Lou (FR)
9/1
Bryan Carver
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
2m3½f
🌿
Going
Good To Firm
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Arclight (GB) Form:
6y
lbs
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
9/4F
5
Vintage Fizz Form:
8y
lbs
Conor O'Farrell
Jedd O'Keeffe
13/2
🥉 3rd 8y
lbs
Bryan Carver
Alex Hales
9/1
6 7y
lbs
Harry Bannister
Warren Greatrex
7/1
7 10y
lbs
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
16/1
🥈 2nd
In The Air Form:
7y
lbs
Ciaran Gethings
Alastair Ralph
5/1
🥇 1st
Magistrato Form:
7y
lbs
Ben Jones
Deborah Cole
7/2

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15:05 Ascot
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.