✅ Result In

John Smith's Nursery Handicap

York · Sat 12th Jul 2025 · 15:15
📏 6f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Son Of Sarabi (GB)
9/1
Rob Hornby
1st
Amazing Journey
5/2F
Shane Kelly
3rd
Dacres Cross
17/2
Kevin Stott
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
6f
🌿
Going
Good To Firm
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 2y
lbs
Oisin McSweeney
Adrian Paul Keatley
7/1
🥇 1st 2y
lbs
Shane Kelly
Jamie Osborne
5/2F
6 2y
lbs
Hollie Doyle
Hugo Palmer
3/1
🥈 2nd 2y
lbs
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
9/1
4
U Turn Form:
2y
lbs
Jason Hart
Tim Easterby
4/1
🥉 3rd
Dacres Cross Form:
2y
lbs
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
17/2
7 2y
lbs
Cam Hardie
Richard Fahey
18/1

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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.