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SBK Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Punchestown · Sat 2nd May 2026 · 16:15
📏 2m4f118y 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 💰 €73,625 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Jade De Grugy
6/4
Paul Townend
1st
Place De La Nation
10/1
Danny Mullins
3rd
Wodhooh
8/11F
Jack Kennedy
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m4f118y
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
€73,625
🐎
Runners
10
🔖
Type
Hurdle
📊 Betting Forecast
4/6 Wodhooh, 6/4 Jade De Grugy, 12/1 Place De La Nation, 100/1 Ill Raise A Glass
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
1 7y
161 lbs

Henry De Bromhead
145
4
Ill Raise A Glass Form: -48135
6y
161 lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Martin Paul Fitzgerald
115 100/1
2
Brighterdaysahead Form: 3-2121
7y
161 lbs

Gordon Elliott
159
🥈 2nd
Jade De Grugy Form: 1-3212
7y
161 lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
150 6/4
3
Golden Ace Form: -21254
8y
161 lbs

Jeremy Scott
-
🥇 1st 5y
161 lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
138 10/1
4
Lossiemouth Form: 1-1121
7y
161 lbs

W P Mullins
162
🥉 3rd
Wodhooh Form: 12-111
6y
161 lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
154 8/11F
5
Murcia Form: -34050
5y
161 lbs

W P Mullins
138
8
Zanoosh Form: 311111
6y
161 lbs

C A Murphy
141
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RACING POST VERDICT

A fascinating rematch between WODHOOH and Jade De Grugy, the former only marginally preferred

Racing Post Pick
Wodhooh

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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.