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www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Thurles · Thu 16th Oct 2025 · 14:55
📏 2m6½f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Additional Time (IRE)
11/8F
Alex Harvey
1st
Heron's Butler (IRE)
2/1
Liam McKenna(3)
3rd
Tsavo Park
9/4
Paddy Hanlon
📏
Distance
2m6½f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
11/8F
5 5y
lbs
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
22/1
PU 6y
lbs
Mr J P Sampson(7)
S M Duffy
125/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Liam McKenna(3)
Dermot A McLoughlin
2/1
🥉 3rd
Tsavo Park Form:
6y
lbs
Paddy Hanlon
John Joseph Hanlon
9/4
4 5y
lbs
Conor Clarke(7)
John Patrick Ryan
28/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.