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SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle

Leopardstown · Mon 29th Dec 2025 · 12:47
📏 2m4½f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Fierce Handay
11/8F
Mark Walsh
1st
Walks In June (IRE)
11/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
3rd
Coyote Spirit
15/2
Michael Kenneally(5)
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4 6y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Edward Cawley
13/2
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
11/1
5
Ma Jacks Hill Form:
5y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
9/1
🥈 2nd
Fierce Handay Form:
5y
lbs
Mark Walsh
Noel Meade
11/8F
7
Jony R Form:
6y
lbs
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
33/1
6 5y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
Edward F Power
11/2
🥉 3rd
Coyote Spirit Form:
7y
lbs
Michael Kenneally(5)
Gordon Elliott
15/2
9 6y
lbs
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
8/1
8 6y
lbs
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
28/1

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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.