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Flat Is Back At Naas Sunday 22nd March Claiming Hurdle

Naas · Wed 4th Mar 2026 · 15:52
📏 2m6f 🌿 Soft To Heavy 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Fenway Park
5/1
Anna McGuinness(7)
1st
Rocky's Howya
4/6F
Kevin Healy(7)
3rd
Themanintheboots (IRE)
17/2
James Smith(5)
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Soft To Heavy
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
10
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5
Noble Birth Form:
9y
lbs
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
13/2
10 y
146 lbs

E McNamara
92
6
Solly Attwell Form:
8y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
25/1
3 y
162 lbs

John Joseph Hanlon
122
🥇 1st
Rocky's Howya Form:
10y
lbs
Kevin Healy(7)
Declan Queally
4/6F
🥉 3rd 8y
lbs
James Smith(5)
Gordon Elliott
17/2
5
Committee Meeting Form: 66PU-8
y
154 lbs

P J Rothwell
-
4 13y
lbs
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
8/1
🥈 2nd
Fenway Park Form:
7y
lbs
Anna McGuinness(7)
Andrew McNamara
5/1
7
Toofareastiswest Form: PP-P0P
y
154 lbs

A M O'Grady
100
Racing Post Pick
Rocky's Howya

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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.