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Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Punchestown · Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 16:50
📏 3m213y 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 💰 €73,625 🐎 Chase
2nd
Fleur In The Park
11/1
Cian Quirke
1st
Western Fold
18/1
Jack Kennedy
3rd
Nowwhatdoyouthink
33/1
Liam Quinlan
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
3m213y
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
€73,625
🐎
Runners
19
🔖
Type
Chase
📊 Betting Forecast
11/10 Kitzbuhel, 5/1 Predators Gold, 13/2 Oscars Brother, 7/1 Kappa Jy Pyke, 8/1 Fleur In The Park, 12/1 Western Fold, 14/1 Nowwhatdoyouthink, 20/1 July Flower, 25/1 Spanish Harlem
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
1
Argento Boy Form: -F1184
7y
164 lbs

W P Mullins
143
🥈 2nd
Fleur In The Park Form: -21251
7y
164 lbs
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
153 11/1
4
July Flower Form: 5-1135
7y
157 lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
142 12/1
13
Pure Steel Form: -3151U
6y
164 lbs

James Joseph Mangan
145
14
Soldier In Milan Form: -P4141
7y
164 lbs

Emmet Mullins
157
14
Kala Conti Form: 0-112F
6y
157 lbs

Gordon Elliott
146
15
The Big Westerner Form: 12P-21
7y
157 lbs

Henry De Bromhead
143
2
Final Demand Form: 1-1132
7y
164 lbs

W P Mullins
156
7
Kappa Jy Pyke Form: 69-112
6y
164 lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
152 15/2
3
Jimmy Du Seuil Form: 1-14F3
7y
164 lbs

W P Mullins
148
PU
Kitzbuhel Form: 3-11U1
6y
164 lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
156 4/5F
4
Gold Dancer Form: 122421
7y
164 lbs

W P Mullins
-
4
Joystick Form: -4617P
7y
164 lbs

W P Mullins
142
🥉 3rd
Nowwhatdoyouthink Form: 533121
7y
164 lbs
Liam Quinlan
Ray Hackett
136 33/1
5
Oscars Brother Form: 21114U
8y
164 lbs
Daniel King
Connor King
151 9/1
6
Predators Gold Form: 53/13F
7y
164 lbs
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
146 7/1
PU
Spanish Harlem Form: 11PUPP
8y
164 lbs
Harry Cobden
W P Mullins
153 40/1
🥇 1st
Western Fold Form: 11320U
7y
164 lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
155 18/1
NR
Lovely Hurling Form: 12-222
7y
164 lbs
NON-RUNNER
C A Murphy
145
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RACING POST VERDICT

Willie Mullins fields a powerful team headed by the Brown Advisory winner KITZBUHEL who can uphold form with Oscars Brother

Racing Post Pick
Kitzbuhel

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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.