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John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase

Punchestown · Sun 23rd Nov 2025 · 15:00
📏 2m3½f 🌿 Soft To Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Fact To File
11/8F
Mark Walsh
1st
Gaelic Warrior
13/8
Paul Townend
3rd
Fastorslow
10/1
J J Slevin
📏
Distance
2m3½f
🌿
Going
Soft To Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
11
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Fact To File Form:
8y
lbs
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
11/8F
PU
Senecia Form:
8y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
Vincent Laurence Halley
150/1
🥉 3rd
Fastorslow Form:
9y
lbs
J J Slevin
Martin Brassil
10/1
🥇 1st 7y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
13/8
8 9y
lbs
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
40/1
4
Heart Wood Form:
7y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
10/1
9
I Am Maximus Form:
9y
lbs
Mr Derek O'Connor
W P Mullins
20/1
5 7y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
18/1
6 9y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
W P Mullins
50/1
7
Lecky Watson Form:
7y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
14/1
NR
Nick Rockett Form: /4111-
y
166 lbs
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
169

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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.