✅ Result In

McHale F5 Range Veterans Handicap Chase

Ballinrobe · Mon 26th May 2025 · 18:00
📏 2m3½f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Chase
2nd
Sargent Lightfoot (IRE)
4/1
Phillip Enright
1st
Flash De Touzaine
13/2
Donagh Meyler
3rd
Pakens Rock (IRE)
7/2F
Cian Quirke
📏
Distance
2m3½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Chase
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5
Tullybeg Form:
10y
lbs
Carl Millar(5)
Gordon Elliott
12/1
9 12y
lbs
Darragh O'Keeffe
D M Christie
20/1
7
Dreal Deal Form:
10y
lbs
Simon Torrens
John C McConnell
10/1
🥇 1st 10y
lbs
Donagh Meyler
Liz Doyle
13/2
4
Grange Walk Form:
10y
lbs
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
5/1
6
Krabat Form:
10y
lbs
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
14/1
🥉 3rd 12y
lbs
Cian Quirke
Darren Collins
7/2F
🥈 2nd 11y
lbs
Phillip Enright
Adrian Murray
4/1
8 11y
lbs
Philip Byrnes
D M Christie
18/1

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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.