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Irish Examiner Novice Hurdle

Killarney · Mon 12th May 2025 · 16:38
📏 2m4f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Arch Empire
6/1
Danny Gilligan
1st
Sober
4/11F
Paul Townend
3rd
St Cuthbert's Cave
6/1
Josh Williamson
📏
Distance
2m4f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
5
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Arch Empire Form:
5y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
6/1
5 5y
lbs
G B Noonan(5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
20/1
🥉 3rd 7y
lbs
Josh Williamson
Gordon Elliott
6/1
4 5y
lbs
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
22/1
🥇 1st
Sober Form:
6y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
4/11F

Today's NAP of The Day

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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.