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Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes

Leopardstown · Thu 7th Aug 2025 · 17:23
📏 1m 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Alakazi (FR)
15/8F
Ben Coen
1st
Johan (GB)
12/1
Ronan Whelan
3rd
Chicago Critic
8/1
Seamie Heffernan
📏
Distance
1m
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 4y
lbs
Seamie Heffernan
J P Murtagh
8/1
🥇 1st
Johan (GB) Form:
8y
lbs
Ronan Whelan
Jack Channon
12/1
5
Lord Massusus Form:
5y
lbs
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
9/1
4
Mutasarref Form:
7y
lbs
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
7/2
6
Jancis Form:
4y
lbs
Wayne Lordan
W McCreery
11/4
🥈 2nd
Alakazi (FR) Form:
3y
lbs
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
15/8F

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.