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Balreask Bar Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Mares Handicap Chase

Navan · Sat 28th Feb 2026 · 16:43
📏 2m4½f 🌿 Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Me Wee Bonnie Lass
15/2
Eoghan Finegan(7)
1st
Savante
4/5F
Brian Hayes
3rd
Femme Magnifique
16/1
Cian Quirke
📏
Distance
2m4½f
🌿
Going
Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd 7y
lbs
Eoghan Finegan(7)
Gavin Cromwell
15/2
🥇 1st
Savante Form:
7y
lbs
Brian Hayes
C A Murphy
4/5F
🥉 3rd 8y
lbs
Cian Quirke
Paul Stephen Kiely
16/1
PU
Sophia Rose Form:
7y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
3/1
7 y
149 lbs
Daniel King
Paul W Flynn
96
4
Butty O Brien Form:
10y
lbs
E Walsh
Patrick Magee
7/1
NR
Hardy Diamond Form: 796P85
y
153 lbs
Carl Millar(5)
Gordon Elliott
100
NR y
156 lbs
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
103

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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.