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William Hill Champion Chase

Punchestown · Tue 29th Apr 2025 · 17:00
📏 2m½f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Captain Guinness
28/1
Rachael Blackmore
1st
Marine Nationale
2/1
Sean Flanagan
3rd
Solness
11/1
J J Slevin
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 10y
lbs
Rachael Blackmore
Henry De Bromhead
28/1
F
El Fabiolo Form:
8y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
5/1
4
Fact To File Form:
8y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
11/10F
🥇 1st 8y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
2/1
PU
Senecia Form:
8y
lbs
Phillip Enright
Vincent Laurence Halley
100/1
🥉 3rd
Solness Form:
7y
lbs
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
11/1

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.