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Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Handicap Hurdle

Downpatrick · Fri 23rd May 2025 · 17:05
📏 2m6f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Truly Elegant (IRE)
11/1
Kevin Sexton
1st
Sights Unseen (IRE)
13/8F
Alix Balfe(7)
3rd
True Destiny (GB)
7/4
Gavin Brouder
📏
Distance
2m6f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st 6y
lbs
Alix Balfe(7)
Gavin Cromwell
13/8F
PU 9y
lbs
Peter Smithers(7)
Rory Anthony Devine
20/1
🥈 2nd 5y
lbs
Kevin Sexton
Gerard Keane
11/1
🥉 3rd 10y
lbs
Gavin Brouder
Noel C Kelly
7/4
6 10y
lbs
Dylan Robinson
P J Rothwell
11/1
7 9y
lbs
Niall Moore(5)
W J Bryson
50/1
5
Sir Carnegie Form:
5y
lbs
Adam Leahy(7)
John Joseph Hanlon
8/1
UR 5y
lbs
Richard Deegan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
18/1
4 5y
lbs
Ben Harvey
Noel C Kelly
18/1

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
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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.