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Racing Post Novice Chase

Leopardstown · Fri 26th Dec 2025 · 14:20
📏 2m1f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Irish Panther
12/1
Kieren Buckley
1st
Romeo Coolio
8/15F
Jack Kennedy
3rd
July Flower
9/2
Darragh O'Keeffe
📏
Distance
2m1f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
He's Gorgeous Form:
6y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
P A Fahy
80/1
🥈 2nd
Irish Panther Form:
8y
lbs
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
12/1
F 5y
lbs
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
40/1
🥇 1st
Romeo Coolio Form:
6y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
8/15F
6 5y
lbs
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
9/2
5 6y
lbs
Niall Moore(5)
Philip Fenton
125/1
8 7y
lbs
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
28/1
7
Break My Soul Form:
6y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
50/1
🥉 3rd
July Flower Form:
6y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
9/2

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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.