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Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase

Ballinrobe · Fri 12th Sep 2025 · 17:30
📏 2m7f 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Ballagh Star
5/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
1st
God Help Us (IRE)
12/1
Simon Torrens
3rd
My Friend The Wind (IRE)
9/2F
G B Noonan(5)
📏
Distance
2m7f
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
13
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
6
My Good Pal Form:
6y
lbs
Mr B M Coonan(7)
Gavin Cromwell
8/1
PU
Zolpharine Form:
7y
lbs
Harry Sexton(7)
John Patrick Ryan
17/2
🥈 2nd
Ballagh Star Form:
7y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Mrs Y Dunleavy
5/1
🥇 1st 9y
lbs
Simon Torrens
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
12/1
5 9y
lbs
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ronald O'Leary
20/1
PU 7y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
8/1
4 10y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
John Patrick Ryan
8/1
PU 6y
lbs
Alix Balfe(7)
Gavin Cromwell
12/1
PU 9y
lbs
Eoghan Finegan(7)
Paul Mulligan
50/1
7 6y
lbs
Kieren Buckley
Adrian Murray
9/1
F 8y
lbs
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
10/1
8 7y
lbs
Alex Harvey
Noel C Kelly
10/1
🥉 3rd 10y
lbs
G B Noonan(5)
E McNamara
9/2F

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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.