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Clive Bennett Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Stratford · Sun 20th Jul 2025 · 15:23
📏 2m3½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Limerick Leader
9/2
James Bowen
1st
The Dream Goes On
14/1
Charlie Deutsch
3rd
Obsessedwithyou
5/4F
Gavin Sheehan
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m3½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
5/4F
PU 8y
lbs
Kielan Woods
Charlie Longsdon
10/1
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Charlie Deutsch
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
14/1
🥈 2nd 8y
lbs
James Bowen
Alison Thorpe
9/2
4
Footloose Man Form:
6y
lbs
Charlie Price
Richard Hobson
13/2
5 7y
lbs
Murray Dodd(7)
Mel Rowley
9/2

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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.