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ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle

Downpatrick · Sun 10th Aug 2025 · 13:17
📏 2m2f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Galileo Springs
5/4F
Ricky Doyle
1st
Atomic Queen (IRE)
5/1
Sam Ewing
3rd
Hillhead Runner
15/8
Eoin Staples(5)
📏
Distance
2m2f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
5/1
🥉 3rd 5y
lbs
Eoin Staples(5)
Gavin Cromwell
15/8
UR 5y
lbs
Mr R Guiney(7)
Paul Traynor
40/1
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
5/4F
7 4y
lbs
Mr I Ryan
R K Watson
300/1
5 4y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
16/1
4
Penny Perfect Form:
4y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
11/1
6 4y
lbs
Jack G Gilligan(5)
Paul John Gilligan
20/1

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.