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Kerry Tool Hire Mares Maiden Hurdle

Killarney · Mon 12th May 2025 · 15:35
📏 2m6½f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Former Flame
15/2
Richard Deegan
1st
Affinity Rock
15/8F
Danny Gilligan
3rd
Regards To Rose
25/1
G B Noonan(5)
📏
Distance
2m6½f
🌿
Going
Yielding
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Affinity Rock Form:
5y
lbs
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
15/8F
4 5y
lbs
Josh Williamson
Henry De Bromhead
9/4
PU 7y
lbs
Robbie Geoghegan
T J Nagle Jr
300/1
🥈 2nd
Former Flame Form:
5y
lbs
Richard Deegan
Liz Doyle
15/2
6 5y
lbs
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott
14/1
5
Kilfera (GB) Form:
5y
lbs
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
25/1
SU 5y
lbs
Cian Quirke
David Harry Kelly
14/1
🥉 3rd 6y
lbs
G B Noonan(5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
25/1
PU 6y
lbs
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
9/2

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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.