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Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Doncaster · Sat 28th Feb 2026 · 16:15
📏 3m½f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Serious Chat
11/2
Theo Gillard
1st
Docpickedme (IRE)
5/2J
Charlie Maggs(3)
3rd
Big Ticket (GB)
5/2J
Sam Twiston-Davies
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
3m½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4 8y
lbs
James Bowen
Gary Hanmer
8/1
F
Kamsinas Form:
9y
lbs
Fern O'Brien(5)
Fergal O'Brien
11/4
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
5/2J
🥈 2nd
Serious Chat Form:
7y
lbs
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
11/2
🥇 1st 10y
lbs
Charlie Maggs(3)
Richard Hobson
5/2J

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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.