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Absolut Vodka Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Chester · Sat 12th Jul 2025 · 18:10
📏 1m6½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Percy Shelley
4/1
Mason Paetel(5)
1st
Whatsgoingonmarvin
13/8F
Poppy Scott(7)
3rd
Francesco Baracca
33/1
Oliver Carmichael(5)
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
1m6½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Percy Shelley Form:
6y
lbs
Mason Paetel(5)
James Owen
4/1
6
Polling Day Form:
7y
lbs
Jordan Williams
Bernard Llewellyn
11/1
4 5y
lbs
Shay Farmer(5)
Brian Ellison
5/2
5 5y
lbs
Ryan Kavanagh
Ian Williams
13/2
🥉 3rd 4y
lbs
Oliver Carmichael(5)
Eve Johnson Houghton
33/1
🥇 1st 3y
lbs
Poppy Scott(7)
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
13/8F

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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.