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It Pays To Buy Irish Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Wincanton · Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 16:03
📏 3m1f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Thunder Rock
4/1
Mr James King(3)
1st
Pyleigh Court
11/2
Miss Ella Herbison
3rd
Illico De Cotte (FR)
6/4F
Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow(7)
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
3m1f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Thunder Rock Form:
10y
lbs
Mr James King(3)
Olly Murphy
4/1
🥉 3rd 8y
lbs
Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow(7)
Will Biddick
6/4F
PU
Mr Glass Form:
10y
lbs
Mr Lucas Murphy(5)
Paul Nicholls
11/4
🥇 1st
Pyleigh Court Form:
11y
lbs
Miss Ella Herbison
R C Pudd
11/2
PU 10y
lbs
Mr Paddy Barlow(3)
Robert Walford
12/1
PU
Minella Jab Form:
9y
lbs
Mr Jake Bament
Miss M Lawrence
25/1

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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.