✅ Result In

Denis Macauley Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Downpatrick · Fri 10th Oct 2025 · 15:30
📏 2m6f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Georgia Celena
9/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
1st
Hitthehayson
3/1F
Conor Stone-Walsh
3rd
Oogum Boogum
6/1
Shane Fitzgerald
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
11
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
10 8y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
D M Christie
25/1
11 5y
lbs
Simon Torrens
Noel C Kelly
13/2
7
Bella Union Form:
9y
lbs
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
12/1
9
Appian Way Form:
9y
lbs
Ms A Power(7)
Ms M Flynn
20/1
6
Joya Del Mar Form:
7y
lbs
Mr J P Sutton(7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
12/1
4
Schiehallion Form:
8y
lbs
Patrick M O'Brien(2)
Dermot A McLoughlin
11/2
5
Morell River Form:
5y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
Colin Bowe
15/2
8 8y
lbs
Mr J R Martin(7)
F G Hand
15/2
🥈 2nd 7y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
John C McConnell
9/1
🥉 3rd
Oogum Boogum Form:
7y
lbs
Shane Fitzgerald
David Kenneth Budds
6/1
🥇 1st
Hitthehayson Form:
6y
lbs
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ian Patrick Donoghue
3/1F

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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.