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Concept Colours Noel Byrne Memorial Rated Novice Chase

Punchestown · Sun 15th Feb 2026 · 13:30
📏 2m½f 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Break My Soul
11/4
Keith Donoghue
1st
Pure Steel
5/6F
Mark Walsh
3rd
I Am Lorenzo
5/1
Sean Flanagan
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Break My Soul Form:
7y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
11/4
🥉 3rd
I Am Lorenzo Form:
7y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan
5/1
🥇 1st
Pure Steel Form:
6y
lbs
Mark Walsh
James Joseph Mangan
5/6F
4 7y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
7/1
5
Da Capo Glory Form: 9/FP33
y
159 lbs
Michael Kenneally(5)
Padraig Butler
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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.