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Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div II)

Down Royal · Mon 5th May 2025 · 12:35
📏 2m1½f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Fairbanks (GB)
4/6F
Patrick M O'Brien(2)
1st
Timeless Treaty
15/2
Paddy Cleary(7)
3rd
Noticebox (GB)
10/1
Kieren Buckley
📏
Distance
2m1½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
17
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
6
Coyote Spirit Form:
7y
lbs
Kevin Sexton
Gordon Elliott
11/4
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Paddy Cleary(7)
Gordon Elliott
15/2
5 5y
lbs
Paddy Hanlon
John Joseph Hanlon
20/1
16
Genomix (IRE) Form:
4y
lbs
Mark McDonagh
Paul Stafford
200/1
12 4y
lbs
Gavin Brouder
Noel C Kelly
150/1
17 4y
lbs
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
150/1
10
Pourquoi Poi Form:
4y
lbs
Benjamin P Kennedy(7)
Paul W Flynn
200/1
11
Is She Now Form:
7y
lbs
James Smith(5)
V C Ward
33/1
13 4y
lbs
Alan King(7)
Mark Michael McNiff
100/1
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Patrick M O'Brien(2)
William Durkan
4/6F
8
Avalo Form:
6y
lbs
Mike O'Connor
Peter Fahey
25/1
4
Bryson Form:
5y
lbs
Ben Bromley
S R B Crawford
16/1
9
Centaq Form:
5y
lbs
P J O'Hanlon
Dermot A McLoughlin
66/1
14 5y
lbs
Tom Buckley
Edward Buckley
100/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Kieren Buckley
Gavin Cromwell
10/1
15 7y
lbs
Shane O'Callaghan(5)
Peter Maher
125/1
7 6y
lbs
Liam McKenna(3)
John Patrick Ryan
100/1

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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.