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Hankook Pearse Road Tyres Maiden Hurdle

Sligo · Wed 20th Aug 2025 · 17:08
📏 2m4½f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Cocovic
8/13F
Sean Flanagan
1st
Sophia Rose
2/1
Eoin Staples(5)
3rd
Annie Grey (IRE)
80/1
Alex Harvey
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
7
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 5y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
D M Christie
7/1
🥈 2nd
Cocovic Form:
5y
lbs
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
8/13F
4 6y
lbs
Calum Hogan(5)
V T O'Brien
100/1
6
Youknowme Form:
4y
lbs
Aidan Kelly(3)
P J Rothwell
125/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Alex Harvey
Noel C Kelly
80/1
PU 5y
lbs
James O'Sullivan
S McParlan
22/1
🥇 1st
Sophia Rose Form:
6y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
Gavin Cromwell
2/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
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.