✅ Result In

Christmas Hurdle

Leopardstown · Sun 28th Dec 2025 · 13:55
📏 2m7½f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Bob Olinger
11/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
1st
Teahupoo
5/2
Jack Kennedy
3rd
Ballyburn (IRE)
13/8F
Paul Townend
📏
Distance
2m7½f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 7y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
13/8F
🥈 2nd
Bob Olinger Form:
10y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
11/1
4 10y
lbs
Harry Cobden
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
12/1
8 6y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
40/1
6 5y
lbs
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
16/1
🥇 1st
Teahupoo Form:
8y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
5/2
5 6y
lbs
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
4/1
7
Jetara Form:
7y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Mrs John Harrington
25/1

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.