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Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle

Kilbeggan · Fri 11th Jul 2025 · 16:00
📏 2m2½f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Sugar Cookie (FR)
3/1J
Paul Townend
1st
Faceman
40/1
Brian Hayes
3rd
Mickey Cohen (IRE)
9/1
Neil Ryan
📏
Distance
2m2½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Faceman Form:
6y
lbs
Brian Hayes
David Harry Kelly
40/1
6 6y
lbs
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
3/1J
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
3/1J
7
Irina's Path Form:
7y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
11/1
8 6y
lbs
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
10/1
5 5y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
9/2
🥉 3rd 4y
lbs
Neil Ryan
Noel Meade
9/1
4 6y
lbs
Aidan Kelly(3)
Jarlath P Fahey
4/1

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.