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Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle

Down Royal · Tue 20th Jan 2026 · 13:20
📏 2m1f 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Night Moon
4/1
Paul Townend
1st
Jony R
15/2
J J Slevin
3rd
Youlita (IRE)
9/2
Philip Byrnes
📏
Distance
2m1f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Jony R Form:
7y
lbs
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
15/2
6
Spinola Bay Form:
6y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
11/4F
4
Jazz Forever Form:
6y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Paul W Flynn
40/1
🥈 2nd
Night Moon Form:
6y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
4/1
PU 7y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
M A Molloy
11/1
5 6y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
W R Crawford
5/1
🥉 3rd
Youlita (IRE) Form:
7y
lbs
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
9/2
F
Zuzukel Form:
6y
lbs
Daniel King
A J Martin
6/1

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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.