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Sporting Times Sri Lanka EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C And D) (EBF Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Epsom · Thu 31st Jul 2025 · 17:25
📏 7f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Parole Officer
9/1
Hector Crouch
1st
Hengroin (IRE)
8/11F
Jason Watson
3rd
Champagne Dream (GB)
11/1
Kyle Strydom
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
7f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
Jason Watson
Owen Burrows
8/11F
5 2y
lbs
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
12/1
4
Norfolk Blue Form:
2y
lbs
Brandon Wilkie(5)
William Knight
11/4
🥉 3rd 2y
lbs
Kyle Strydom
Dylan Cunha
11/1
🥈 2nd 2y
lbs
Hector Crouch
S Woods
9/1
6 2y
lbs
Gina Mangan
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
40/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.