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William Hill Boyne Hurdle

Navan · Sun 8th Feb 2026 · 14:50
📏 2m6f 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Better Days Ahead
100/30
Danny Gilligan
1st
Staffordshire Knot
11/10F
Jack Kennedy
3rd
Maxxum
10/1
Jordan Gainford
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 9y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
15/2
F
Irancy (FR) Form:
8y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
8/1
4 11y
lbs
John Shinnick
Mrs Lorna Fowler
11/1
🥉 3rd
Maxxum Form:
9y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
10/1
🥈 2nd 8y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
100/30
🥇 1st 8y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
11/10F

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.