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bet365 Superlative Stakes

Newmarket (July) · Sat 12th Jul 2025 · 15:00
📏 7f 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Italy
4/6F
Ryan Moore
1st
Saba Desert
6/1
William Buick
3rd
Wild Desert (IRE)
7/2
James Doyle
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
7f
🌿
Going
Good To Firm
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
6
Bourbon Blues Form:
2y
lbs
Tom Marquand
Brian Meehan
33/1
🥈 2nd
Italy Form:
2y
lbs
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
4/6F
7
Moonfall Form:
2y
lbs
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
25/1
5
Raakeb (IRE) Form:
2y
lbs
Sam Hitchcott
Richard Hannon
50/1
🥇 1st
Saba Desert Form:
2y
lbs
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
6/1
🥉 3rd 2y
lbs
James Doyle
Charlie Appleby
7/2
4
Venetian Lace Form:
2y
lbs
Oisin Murphy
Charlie Johnston
14/1

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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.