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Matchbook Betting Exchange Rated Novice Chase

Punchestown · Thu 11th Dec 2025 · 11:50
📏 2m½f 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Coral River
10/1
Sean Flanagan
1st
Pure Steel
5/2
Mark Walsh
3rd
Its Bilbo
5/4F
Darragh O'Keeffe
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4 6y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
13/2
5
Anotherway Form:
6y
lbs
J J Slevin
Thomas Gibney
14/1
7
Choccabloc Form:
7y
lbs
Brian Hayes
Andrew McNamara
22/1
🥈 2nd
Coral River Form:
6y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
Ross O'Sullivan
10/1
6
Harvard Guy Form:
7y
lbs
Simon Torrens
Eddie & Patrick Harty
9/1
🥇 1st
Pure Steel Form:
5y
lbs
Mark Walsh
James Joseph Mangan
5/2
🥉 3rd
Its Bilbo Form:
4y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
5/4F
NR
St Faz Form: 125657
y
163 lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
123
NR
Giant Haystacks Form: P-0835
y
159 lbs
Ricky Doyle
Ross O'Sullivan
106

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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.