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Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase

Punchestown · Tue 29th Apr 2025 · 15:50
📏 3m1f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Ballyburn (IRE)
11/8F
Paul Townend
1st
Champ Kiely
22/1
Danny Mullins
3rd
Stellar Story
14/1
Danny Gilligan
📏
Distance
3m1f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 7y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
11/8F
🥇 1st
Champ Kiely Form:
9y
lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
22/1
4
Gorgeous Tom Form:
7y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
14/1
F 7y
lbs
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
16/1
BD 7y
lbs
J J Slevin
W P Mullins
11/4
F
Lecky Watson Form:
7y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
9/2
🥉 3rd
Stellar Story Form:
8y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
14/1
5 10y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Polly Gundry
40/1

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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.