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Smiddys Pub Handicap Chase

Kilbeggan · Sat 9th Aug 2025 · 18:30
📏 3m1½f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Pride Of Place
5/1
Charlie O'Dwyer(3)
1st
Hardy Diamond
6/1
Jack Kennedy
3rd
Bestaline (FR)
7/1
Kevin Healy(7)
📏
Distance
3m1½f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 8y
lbs
Patrick M O'Brien(2)
Henry De Bromhead
9/2J
6
Riggs Form:
10y
lbs
Liam McKenna(3)
P Cluskey
14/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Charlie O'Dwyer(3)
E Bolger
5/1
🥇 1st
Hardy Diamond Form:
6y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
6/1
PU
Solly Attwell Form:
7y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
7/1
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
Kevin Healy(7)
Adrian Murray
7/1
7 10y
lbs
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
9/2J
4 6y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
Liam Casey
5/1

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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.