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Close Brothers Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle ()

Punchestown · Thu 1st May 2025 · 15:50
📏 2m½f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Mozzies Sister (IRE)
9/1
Shane Fitzgerald
1st
Cottesloe Sunshine (IRE)
33/1
J J Slevin
3rd
Sixandahalf
8/13F
Keith Donoghue
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
10
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
33/1
🥉 3rd
Sixandahalf Form:
5y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
8/13F
6
Royal Hollow Form:
7y
lbs
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
22/1
8 5y
lbs
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
16/1
PU 6y
lbs
Mr D Doyle(7)
Timothy Doyle
100/1
5 5y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
40/1
9
Jane Eire Form:
5y
lbs
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
40/1
4
Karamoja Form:
5y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
13/2
7 5y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
6/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
9/1

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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.