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Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle

Thurles · Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 16:25
📏 2m6½f 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Pookie Holler (GB)
5/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
1st
Pebble Bleu (IRE)
4/1J
Michael Kenneally(5)
3rd
Ira Hayes
9/1
Alex Harvey
📏
Distance
2m6½f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
10
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5
King In Love Form:
6y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
11/2
🥇 1st 7y
lbs
Michael Kenneally(5)
Colin Motherway
4/1J
PU 8y
lbs
Phillip Enright
S Curling
9/2
PU
Fighting Fit Form:
11y
lbs
Mark Walsh
J P Dempsey
10/1
🥉 3rd
Ira Hayes Form:
7y
lbs
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
9/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
5/1
4 9y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
Paul O'Flynn
14/1
PU
Ferdia Form:
10y
lbs
Brian Barry(7)
John Patrick Ryan
150/1
7
Juke Hill Form:
6y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
4/1J
6
Union Park Form:
10y
lbs
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
14/1

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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.