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Barberstown Castle Novice Chase

Punchestown · Thu 1st May 2025 · 16:25
📏 2m½f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Only By Night
5/1
Keith Donoghue
1st
Majborough
4/11F
Mark Walsh
3rd
Jesse Evans
40/1
Donagh Meyler
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Brookie Form:
8y
lbs
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
20/1
6 6y
lbs
Ricky Doyle
Gearoid O'Loughlin
28/1
🥉 3rd
Jesse Evans Form:
9y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
40/1
🥇 1st
Majborough Form:
5y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
4/11F
5
Rubaud Form:
7y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
9/1
🥈 2nd
Only By Night Form:
7y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
5/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.