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Race Displays Joseph O'Reilly Hunters Chase

Fairyhouse · Tue 22nd Apr 2025 · 13:15
📏 3m½f 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Hollow Games (IRE)
5/1
Mr H C Swan
1st
Big Interest
100/30
Mr B O'Neill
3rd
Run Wild Fred
8/1
Mr R James(5)
📏
Distance
3m½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Balkito (FR) Form:
10y
lbs
Mr P J O'Neill(7)
John F O'Neill
66/1
🥇 1st
Big Interest Form:
6y
lbs
Mr B O'Neill
D M Christie
100/30
5 13y
lbs
Ms E Fallon
John C McConnell
66/1
🥈 2nd 9y
lbs
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
5/1
🥉 3rd
Run Wild Fred Form:
11y
lbs
Mr R James(5)
Raymond Hurley
8/1
PU
Ryehill (IRE) Form:
8y
lbs
Mr L P Shanahan(7)
Ross O'Sullivan
5/6F
PU 9y
lbs
Mr B T Stone(7)
David K Walsh
16/1

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
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.