| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
6y 168 lbs |
Miss Ella Herbison(7) N Dooly |
100 | – | |
| 10 |
4y 161 lbs |
Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell |
93 | – | |
| 11 |
9y 161 lbs |
John Aherne(7) A M O'Grady |
93 | – | |
| 12 |
5y 159 lbs |
Simon Torrens Eoin Christopher McCarthy |
91 | – | |
| 13 |
7y 158 lbs |
G B Noonan Colm Ryan |
90 | – | |
| 14 |
5y 155 lbs |
Sean O'Keeffe Patrick J Duffy |
87 | – | |
| 15 |
7y 154 lbs |
Daniel King James M Barcoe |
86 | – | |
| 16 |
4y 153 lbs |
Jordan Gainford Sean Thomas Doyle |
85 | – | |
| 17 |
6y 153 lbs |
Jack Kennedy Eoin Christopher McCarthy |
85 | – | |
| 18 |
6y 152 lbs |
Ethan O'Sullivan(7) Bernard Martin Crowley |
84 | – | |
| 19 |
5y 150 lbs |
Danny Mullins David Kenneth Budds |
82 | – | |
| 2 |
9y 166 lbs |
Phillip Enright T J O'Mara |
98 | – | |
| 20 |
5y 148 lbs |
Cian Quirke Michael J McDonagh |
80 | – | |
| 21 |
5y 146 lbs |
Josh Williamson(3) Ms Helen P Markham |
78 | – | |
| 22 |
10y 146 lbs |
Aidan Kelly Ms Helen P Markham |
78 | – | |
| 23 |
9y 145 lbs |
Alan O'Sullivan(5) L J Archdeacon |
77 | – | |
| 24 |
5y 142 lbs |
Philip Donovan Darren Collins |
74 | – | |
| 3 |
6y 166 lbs |
Luke Burke Ott(7) Alexander Ott |
98 | – | |
| 4 |
8y 165 lbs |
Conor Smithers(7) Patrick J Flynn |
97 | – | |
| 5 |
5y 165 lbs |
Eoghan Finegan(5) Adrian Murray |
97 | – | |
| 6 |
6y 164 lbs |
Philip Byrnes W J O'Doherty |
96 | – | |
| 7 |
5y 164 lbs |
Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead |
96 | – | |
| 8 |
9y 162 lbs |
Harry Sexton(7) John Joseph Hanlon |
94 | – | |
| 9 |
4y 162 lbs |
Conor Stone-Walsh Gavin Cromwell |
94 | – |
The Monkey Pole gets our vote in this big Cork field, preferred to the top-rated Duke Otto on a progressive profile that suggests there may be more to come. Just three pounds separate the pair on our figures, so he is firmly in the picture rather than needing to overturn a big deficit, and the good to soft ground over two miles should pose no obvious problem. Duke Otto is the chief danger as the narrowly higher-rated runner, with Champagne Dawn and Colin’s Friend also close enough to take a hand in a 24-runner contest that could be messy. This is a competitive handicap-style puzzle, but The Monkey Pole is the one we want on side.