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John & Margaret McCluskey Memorial Celebrations EBF Maiden Stakes (Hamilton Park 2YO Qual') (GBB)

Hamilton · Sat 12th Jul 2025 · 17:25
📏 5f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Wonderful Friend (IRE)
4/1
Connor Beasley
1st
Utmost Respect (IRE)
1/4F
Oisin Orr
3rd
Victaz (IRE)
14/1
Andrew Mullen
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
5f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
4
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
1/4F
🥈 2nd 2y
lbs
Connor Beasley
Edward Bethell
4/1
4
U Heat (GB) Form:
2y
lbs
Rhys Elliott(5)
Noel Wilson
200/1
🥉 3rd
Victaz (IRE) Form:
2y
lbs
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
14/1

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.