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Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase

Leopardstown · Mon 2nd Feb 2026 · 15:30
📏 3m½f 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Gaelic Warrior
4/1
Mr P W Mullins
1st
Fact To File
9/2
Mark Walsh
3rd
Galopin Des Champs
15/8F
Paul Townend
📏
Distance
3m½f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
13
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
PU 8y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
8/1
PU
Lecky Watson Form:
8y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
40/1
6
Monty's Star Form:
9y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
40/1
PU
Spindleberry Form:
8y
lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
11/1
7
Champ Kiely Form:
10y
lbs
J J Slevin
W P Mullins
66/1
🥇 1st
Fact To File Form:
9y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
9/2
4
Firefox Form:
8y
lbs
Sean Bowen
Gordon Elliott
33/1
🥈 2nd 8y
lbs
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
4/1
🥉 3rd 10y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
15/8F
8 10y
lbs
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
25/1
5
I Am Maximus Form:
10y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
W P Mullins
9/1
F 8y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
16/1
NR
Stellar Story Form: 223-38
y
164 lbs
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
153

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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.