| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
4y 140 lbs |
Sam Coen(5) Adrian McGuinness |
87 | – | |
| 2 |
7y 139 lbs |
Rory Mulligan(5) Laura Hourigan |
86 | – | |
| 3 |
7y 135 lbs |
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) Patrick J Flynn |
82 | – | |
| 4 |
8y 135 lbs |
Patrick McGettigan(5) P Sweeney |
82 | – | |
| 5 |
3y 130 lbs |
Adam Browne-Souza(7) A. Slattery |
83 | – | |
| 6 |
7y 128 lbs |
Paddy Harnett(3) Noel Meade |
75 | – | |
| 7 |
4y 126 lbs |
J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan |
73 | – | |
| 8 |
3y 123 lbs |
Andrew Slattery A. Slattery |
76 | – | |
| 9 |
5y 120 lbs |
Killian Leonard Noel C. Kelly |
67 | – |
Pillar Of Hope heads our ratings on 93 and gets the nod in a tightly knit nine-runner contest over twelve furlongs at Dundalk. He is only narrowly ahead of Serenity Blue on 92, with Nermal on 91 and Palmezzano on 90 also within a few pounds, so the danger comes from a compact group at the top rather than one standout rival. Still, a pound or more in hand over that trio is enough to make him the one to side with, and the rest of the field look to be a fair way behind on 86 and below. Pillar Of Hope is the selection.