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Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle

Leopardstown · Sat 27th Dec 2025 · 13:47
📏 2m 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Carrigmoornaspruce
12/1
Mr D L Queally
1st
Skylight Hustle
3/1F
Jack Kennedy
3rd
Love Me Tender
4/1
Mark Walsh
📏
Distance
2m
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
7
Koktail Brut Form:
5y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
4/1
4 4y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
13/2
🥉 3rd 4y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
4/1
6 4y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
16/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
3/1F
F 4y
lbs
Sam Ewing
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
9/2
5 6y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
14/1
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
12/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.