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K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Chase

Punchestown · Sun 8th Jun 2025 · 13:00
📏 2m4f 🌿 Good To Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Antrim Coast (IRE)
2/1J
Kevin Sexton
1st
Hardwired (IRE)
20/1
Gavin Brouder
3rd
Ho My Lord
9/2
Peter Smithers(7)
📏
Distance
2m4f
🌿
Going
Good To Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5 7y
lbs
Kieren Buckley
E Bolger
16/1
🥉 3rd
Ho My Lord Form:
7y
lbs
Peter Smithers(7)
Padraig Roche
9/2
8 7y
lbs
Kieran Callaghan
W P Mullins
2/1J
7
Rexem Form:
8y
lbs
E Walsh
John C McConnell
28/1
4 9y
lbs
Mike O'Connor
Thomas Gibney
12/1
🥈 2nd 7y
lbs
Kevin Sexton
Gavin Cromwell
2/1J
6
Grange Walk Form:
10y
lbs
Liam McKenna(3)
John Patrick Ryan
9/1
🥇 1st 9y
lbs
Gavin Brouder
T M Walsh
20/1

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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.