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Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase

Tipperary · Tue 1st Jul 2025 · 16:23
📏 2m3½f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Caesar Rock
18/1
Darragh O'Keeffe
1st
Dark Note
11/4
Cian Quirke
3rd
St Cuthbert's Cave
8/11F
Jack Kennedy
📏
Distance
2m3½f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
6
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Caesar Rock Form:
9y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
18/1
PU 6y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
12/1
🥇 1st
Dark Note Form:
6y
lbs
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
11/4
5 7y
lbs
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
6/1
4 6y
lbs
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
33/1
🥉 3rd 7y
lbs
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
8/11F

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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.