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Experience Irish Racing With ITM Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Huntingdon · Thu 19th Feb 2026 · 16:01
📏 2m3½f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
After Many Days
11/5
Sam Twiston-Davies
1st
Natus Vincere
13/8F
Sean Bowen
3rd
Kellebelle
7/1
Robert Dunne
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m3½f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd
Kellebelle Form:
5y
lbs
Robert Dunne
D J Jeffreys
7/1
🥈 2nd 7y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
11/5
4
Getarose Form:
5y
lbs
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
40/1
🥇 1st
Natus Vincere Form:
7y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
13/8F
5
Prairie Queen Form:
6y
lbs
Lucy Gardner
Sue Gardner
9/2
PU 9y
lbs
Joe Anderson(3)
Gary Hanmer
9/1

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15:05 Ascot
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.