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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Sligo · Fri 24th Oct 2025 · 14:45
📏 2m4f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Are You Around (IRE)
13/8F
Mr D Doyle(7)
1st
Insouciant Dallier
4/1
Miss H Heffernan(7)
3rd
Luck Between Us (IRE)
2/1
Mr D M Russell
📏
Distance
2m4f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
7 5y
lbs
Brian Barry(7)
M Flannery
66/1
4
Dunany Shore Form:
6y
lbs
Mr T J Stafford(7)
Conor David Maxwell
100/1
🥇 1st 7y
lbs
Miss H Heffernan(7)
James Andrew Fahey
4/1
PU 5y
lbs
Mr B M Coonan(7)
V C Ward
100/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Mr D M Russell
Donncha Duggan
2/1
6 6y
lbs
Mr P J O'Neill(7)
J P Broderick
22/1
5 4y
lbs
Mr J M Halford(7)
Gary McGill
10/1
PU 7y
lbs
Mr P W Gleeson(7)
William P Murphy
7/1
🥈 2nd 4y
lbs
Mr D Doyle(7)
W P Mullins
13/8F

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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.