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It Pays To Buy Irish Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Huntingdon · Thu 19th Feb 2026 · 13:06
📏 2m½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Epinephrine
11/2
Charlie Deutsch
1st
Secret Des Dieux
1/4F
Sean Bowen
3rd
Hypotenus
7/1
Taylor Fisher
🏷️
Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
3
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Sean Bowen
James Owen
1/4F
🥉 3rd
Hypotenus Form:
7y
lbs
Taylor Fisher
Joe Tickle
7/1
🥈 2nd
Epinephrine Form:
6y
lbs
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
11/2

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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.