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Local IQ EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race) (Div I)

Newbury · Thu 12th Jun 2025 · 13:05
📏 6½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
New Monarch
8/1
David Probert
1st
Moonfall
8/11F
Billy Loughnane
3rd
Dodge City
10/1
Sean Levey
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
6½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
8 2y
lbs
Kieran Shoemark
Michael Bell
20/1
4
Yachtsman Form:
2y
lbs
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
7/2
🥉 3rd
Dodge City Form:
2y
lbs
Sean Levey
Brian Meehan
10/1
7
Hardy's Hero Form:
2y
lbs
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
12/1
🥇 1st
Moonfall Form:
2y
lbs
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
8/11F
🥈 2nd
New Monarch Form:
2y
lbs
David Probert
Andrew Balding
8/1
5
River Spey Form:
2y
lbs
George Downing
Ed Walker
16/1
6 2y
lbs
Neil Callan
David Evans
50/1

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.