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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Punchestown · Thu 11th Dec 2025 · 12:20
📏 2m7f 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Ballygunner Castle
5/1
Paul Townend
1st
Kurasso Blue
7/2
Jack Kennedy
3rd
Butch Cassidy
6/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
📏
Distance
2m7f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
11
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
F
Argento Boy Form:
6y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
3/1F
4
Western Walk Form:
8y
lbs
Mr A P Ryan(5)
Jonathan Sweeney
18/1
🥇 1st
Kurasso Blue Form:
4y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
7/2
6 5y
lbs
Gavin Brouder
M F Morris
40/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
5/1
🥉 3rd
Butch Cassidy Form:
5y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
6/1
PU
Da Capo Glory Form:
8y
lbs
Phillip Enright
Padraig Butler
20/1
F
Fishery Lane Form:
6y
lbs
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
40/1
7
Port Joulain Form:
6y
lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
11/2
5 8y
lbs
Mr D Allen(7)
Sean Joseph Allen
8/1
NR
Kings Hill Form: 370P0-
y
166 lbs
Jordan Gainford
Paul John Gilligan
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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.