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Southwell (AW) · Sat 28th Feb 2026 · 19:30
📏 1m3f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 🐎 Flat
2nd
High Storm
100/30
Sam James
1st
Pursuit Of Love
8/11F
Dougie Costello
3rd
You Got To My Soul
12/1
Edward Greatrex
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
1m3f
🌿
Going
Standard
🏟️
Surface
AW
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
High Storm Form:
3y
lbs
Sam James
K R Burke
100/30
5
La Peregrina Form:
3y
lbs
George Downing
Ed Walker
18/1
🥇 1st 3y
lbs
Dougie Costello
Charlie Appleby
8/11F
4
Sailor Song Form:
3y
lbs
Connor Planas
Charlie Appleby
7/1
6 3y
lbs
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K R Burke
18/1
🥉 3rd 3y
lbs
Edward Greatrex
Ralph Beckett
12/1

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.