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Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle

Downpatrick · Mon 25th Aug 2025 · 13:33
📏 2m2f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Silent Dawn
8/1
Sean Flanagan
1st
Pahlavi
15/2
Paddy Hanlon
3rd
Wing Back (IRE)
6/5F
Phillip Enright
📏
Distance
2m2f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Pahlavi Form:
8y
lbs
Paddy Hanlon
John Joseph Hanlon
15/2
8
The Truant Form:
8y
lbs
Kevin Sexton
Paul W Flynn
13/2
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Phillip Enright
S Curling
6/5F
7
Menas Miracle Form:
6y
lbs
Conor Stone-Walsh
Brendan Oliver Walsh
10/1
9
Chesterbaylad Form:
4y
lbs
Conor Smithers(7)
Ms Helen P Markham
50/1
🥈 2nd
Silent Dawn Form:
6y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
Adrian Murray
8/1
6 6y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
Andrew Kinirons
66/1
4
Newport Form:
5y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
Eoin Doyle
5/1
5
Hitthehayson Form:
6y
lbs
G B Noonan(5)
P J Rothwell
14/1

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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.