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Weatherbys Private Bank Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Series Qualifier)

Nottingham · Thu 7th Aug 2025 · 13:50
📏 6f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Akabusi
11/1
Billy Loughnane
1st
Black Endeavour
14/1
Jack Mitchell
3rd
Priestess (GB)
9/2
Alec Voikhansky
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
6f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
7 2y
lbs
Cieren Fallon
Charlie Clover
100/30J
6 2y
lbs
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
100/30J
🥈 2nd
Akabusi Form:
2y
lbs
Billy Loughnane
Michael Keady
11/1
5 2y
lbs
Darragh Keenan
George Scott
7/2
4
Willowinghurn Form:
2y
lbs
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
14/1
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
Jack Mitchell
Mark Rimell
14/1
🥉 3rd 2y
lbs
Alec Voikhansky
Tom Ward
9/2
9
Starakova Form:
2y
lbs
Kieran Shoemark
Warren Greatrex
20/1
8 2y
lbs
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
25/1

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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.