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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race)

Naas · Sat 7th Feb 2026 · 13:40
📏 2m2½f 🌿 Soft To Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Grey Jude
2/1
Daniel King
1st
Raise You Up
11/8F
Danny Gilligan
3rd
Dunleer Crystal
13/2
Jack Kennedy
📏
Distance
2m2½f
🌿
Going
Soft To Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Grey Jude Form:
5y
lbs
Daniel King
Connor King
2/1
4 5y
lbs
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
7/2
🥇 1st
Raise You Up Form:
5y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
11/8F
5 5y
lbs
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
50/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
13/2

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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.