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Ellie French Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot · Fri 13th Jun 2025 · 17:45
📏 3m2f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Hugos New Horse (FR)
5/4F
Harry Cobden
1st
Art Of Diplomacy (GB)
15/8
Shane Fenelon(5)
3rd
Shanagh Bob (IRE)
9/2
David Noonan
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
3m2f
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
4
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 7y
lbs
David Noonan
Henry Oliver
9/2
🥈 2nd 8y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
5/4F
4 10y
lbs
Freddie Keighley
Martin Keighley
7/1
🥇 1st 9y
lbs
Shane Fenelon(5)
Mickey Bowen
15/8

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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.