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Donohue Marquees Novice Handicap Hurdle

Punchestown · Sun 23rd Nov 2025 · 12:43
📏 2m1f 🌿 Soft To Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
County Final
5/1
Sean Flanagan
1st
Kotkito Bello
7/2J
Calum Hogan(5)
3rd
Captain Ryan Matt
11/2
Darragh O'Keeffe
📏
Distance
2m1f
🌿
Going
Soft To Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
6 6y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
7/2J
🥈 2nd
County Final Form:
5y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
5/1
F
Friary Road Form:
5y
lbs
Shane O'Callaghan(5)
T M Walsh
11/1
8
Cappa Hill Form:
5y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Sean Joseph Allen
7/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
11/2
5
King In Love Form:
5y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
11/2
7 5y
lbs
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
50/1
4 5y
lbs
Aidan Kelly(3)
J A Nash
50/1
🥇 1st
Kotkito Bello Form:
5y
lbs
Calum Hogan(5)
P J Rothwell
7/2J

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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.