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Bunkers Killorglin 40th Birthday Handicap Chase

Killarney · Thu 21st Aug 2025 · 17:37
📏 2m7½f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Zolpharine
9/2
Eoin Staples(5)
1st
A Nod To Getaway (IRE)
5/2F
Darragh O'Keeffe
3rd
Gaelic Des Chastys
11/4
G B Noonan(5)
📏
Distance
2m7½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 9y
lbs
G B Noonan(5)
E McNamara
11/4
5 7y
lbs
Mr C J Shine(7)
L J Archdeacon
9/1
🥇 1st 8y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul O'Flynn
5/2F
4 7y
lbs
Danny Mullins
Rosemary Connors
7/2
🥈 2nd
Zolpharine Form:
7y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
John Patrick Ryan
9/2
6 11y
lbs
P J O'Hanlon
Charles Coakley
14/1
7
Amyr (IRE) Form:
8y
lbs
Benjamin P Kennedy(7)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
28/1

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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.