| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥉 3rd |
8y 154 lbs |
Sean Flanagan B Connell |
128 | 100/30 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
8y 154 lbs |
Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott |
148 | 7/2 | |
| 🥇 1st |
8y 154 lbs |
Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead |
152 | 4/6F | |
| F |
9y 154 lbs |
Daniel King John Patrick Ryan |
100 | 40/1 |
Croke Park gets the nod at Punchestown, rated 152 on our figures and narrowly ahead of Gorgeous Tom on 150, a gap of just two pounds that still gives us the edge in a Class 1 contest over 23 furlongs on good ground. Gorgeous Tom is clearly the main danger and could easily reverse the placings, while Apple’s Of Bresil on 125 and Smallcraftwarning on 104 look to have plenty to find on our figures. This is a tight call at the top, so confidence is low, but Croke Park’s slight superiority is enough to make him the pick, and our selection is Croke Park.