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Terry Wheeler Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Newton Abbot · Wed 14th May 2025 · 13:50
📏 2m2½f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Stinginhisstep
40/1
Sean Houlihan
1st
Get The Value
9/2
Kielan Woods
3rd
Square Du Roule
9/1
James Davies
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
2m2½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
10
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
6
Byzantium Form:
5y
lbs
Jay Tidball(5)
Paul Nicholls
14/1
8
Kintaro (GB) Form:
5y
lbs
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
14/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
James Davies
Nigel Hawke
9/1
🥇 1st
Get The Value Form:
7y
lbs
Kielan Woods
John O'Shea
9/2
9
Ventara (GB) Form:
7y
lbs
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
9/2
5 9y
lbs
Lewis Saunders(5)
Kevin Pickard
9/1
PU 5y
lbs
Connor Brace
David Brace
5/2F
4 9y
lbs
Harry Reed
Helen Nelmes
50/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Sean Houlihan
Sue Gardner
40/1
7
Mr Zee (IRE) Form:
8y
lbs
Rex Dingle
Michael Blake
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.