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George & Dragon Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Stratford · Mon 18th Aug 2025 · 14:27
📏 2m6f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Hurst Hill
11/4J
Daniel Sansom(3)
1st
Varinia (FR)
8/1
Harry Reed
3rd
Lyness Dancer (GB)
16/5
Jack Andrews
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Good To Firm
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
UR 7y
lbs
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
8/1
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
Jack Andrews
T Ellis
16/5
🥈 2nd
Hurst Hill Form:
6y
lbs
Daniel Sansom(3)
Seamus Mullins
11/4J
6 5y
lbs
James Bowen
Georgina Nicholls
11/1
4 9y
lbs
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
11/4J
5 5y
lbs
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
11/1
UR 4y
lbs
Sean Grantham(10)
Jake Thomas Coulson
66/1
🥇 1st
Varinia (FR) Form:
6y
lbs
Harry Reed
Stuart Edmunds
8/1

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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.