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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Southwell · Mon 2nd Mar 2026 · 16:45
📏 2m 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Classical Sting (GB)
9/2
Richie McLernon
1st
This Sway
6/4F
Tom Broughton
3rd
Lone Soldier
3/1
Charlie Todd
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Richie McLernon
L J Morgan
9/2
🥇 1st
This Sway Form:
5y
lbs
Tom Broughton
Max Comley
6/4F
PU
Beorma Form:
7y
lbs
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
16/1
🥉 3rd
Lone Soldier Form:
8y
lbs
Charlie Todd
Charles & Adam Pogson
3/1
5 6y
lbs
Conor Rabbitt(3)
John Norton
8/1
6
Blazing Gaden Form:
5y
lbs
Finn Lambert(3)
D J Jeffreys
20/1
4
Dino Moon Form:
5y
lbs
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
8/1
Racing Post Pick
Beorma

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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.