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Randox Maiden Hurdle

Downpatrick · Fri 9th May 2025 · 15:50
📏 2m6f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Fool Me Once
2/1
Keith Donoghue
1st
Game On
5/6F
Donagh Meyler
3rd
Penny Express
11/1
Sam Ewing
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5
Captain P Form:
5y
lbs
Ben Harvey
Cian Collins
16/1
8 5y
lbs
Kieren Buckley
Conor David Maxwell
125/1
🥈 2nd
Fool Me Once Form:
5y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
2/1
🥇 1st
Game On Form:
5y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
5/6F
4 6y
lbs
Shane Fitzgerald
C A McBratney
8/1
🥉 3rd
Penny Express Form:
5y
lbs
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
11/1
6 5y
lbs
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
66/1
9 6y
lbs
Caragh Monaghan(7)
Liam Lennon
33/1
7 6y
lbs
Phillip Enright
S Curling
80/1

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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.