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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Down Royal · Fri 26th Dec 2025 · 12:15
📏 2m1f53y 🌿 Chase course - GOOD TO YIELDING; Hurdle course - YIELDING (Good to yielding in places) 🏟️ Turf 💰 €11,800 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Dunleer Crystal
22/1
Finn Brickley(4)
1st
Los Blanco
5/4F
Patrick M O'Brien(2)
3rd
Champagne Jury (IRE)
13/8
Eoin Staples(5)
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Distance
2m1f53y
🌿
Going
Chase course - GOOD TO YIELDING; Hurdle course - YIELDING (Good to yielding in places)
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
€11,800
🐎
Runners
11
🌤️
Weather
Sunny
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Type
Hurdle
📊 Betting Forecast
11/10 Champagne Jury, 11/8 Los Blanco, 5/1 Green Angel, 16/1 Live Your Dreams, 33/1 Large Steps, 50/1 Written In My Soul, 66/1 Ballyvallagh, Dunleer Crystal, 100/1 Colin's Friend, Artic Chief
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd y
166 lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
Gavin Cromwell
- 13/8
🥈 2nd y
158 lbs
Finn Brickley(4)
Gordon Elliott
- 22/1
7 y
151 lbs
Eoghan Finegan(7)
E D Delany
- 50/1
4
Green Angel Form: 4-
y
166 lbs
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
- 6/1
🥇 1st
Los Blanco Form: /34-23
y
166 lbs
Patrick M O'Brien(2)
Henry De Bromhead
119 5/4F
5
Large Steps Form:
y
164 lbs
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
- 18/1
UR
Ballyvallagh Form: 6-P
y
162 lbs
Mr S Connor(7)
S R B Crawford
- 25/1
6 y
160 lbs
Alix Balfe(7)
Patrick Downey
- 100/1
9 y
160 lbs
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
- 10/1
8
Artic Chief Form: 90P
y
158 lbs
Caragh Monaghan(7)
Liam Lennon
82 150/1
NR y
158 lbs
NON-RUNNER
P J Rothwell
-
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RACING POST VERDICT

If CHAMPAGNE JURY (nap) repeats the level of form he showed when runner-up behind Honesty Policy in March, he should be hard to beat

Racing Post Pick
Champagne Jury

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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.