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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Chase

Punchestown · Wed 4th Feb 2026 · 13:03
📏 2m6f 🌿 Soft To Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Sophia Rose
3/1
Conor Stone-Walsh
1st
Crecora Hills
6/5F
Mark Walsh
3rd
Nine Graces
6/1
Mr Finian Maguire
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Soft To Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd
Nine Graces Form:
9y
lbs
Mr Finian Maguire
Barry Connell
6/1
6
Gaoth Chuil Form:
8y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
T M Walsh
9/1
4 9y
lbs
Aidan Kelly(3)
Padraig Roche
15/2
🥇 1st
Crecora Hills Form:
7y
lbs
Mark Walsh
Robert Tyner
6/5F
7 8y
lbs
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
33/1
🥈 2nd
Sophia Rose Form:
7y
lbs
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
3/1
5
Hardy Diamond Form:
7y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
14/1

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.