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SIS Supporting Irish Racing Novice Hurdle

Kilbeggan · Fri 22nd Aug 2025 · 16:25
📏 2m3f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Avondale
11/4
Sean Flanagan
1st
Catena Zapata (IRE)
9/1
Keith Donoghue
3rd
Costacurta
9/4F
Darragh O'Keeffe
📏
Distance
2m3f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Avondale Form:
5y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
11/4
🥇 1st 7y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Ian Patrick Donoghue
9/1
🥉 3rd
Costacurta Form:
5y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
9/4F
4 8y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
4/1
F
Ebony King Form:
4y
lbs
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
7/2

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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.