| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
9y 168 lbs |
Mr J Costello(4) A J Martin |
- | 18/1 | |
| 7 |
8y 168 lbs |
Mr B Aherne(7) Garry Aherne |
- | 22/1 | |
| PU |
8y 168 lbs |
Mr A T Feeney(7) Paul Patrick Moloney |
- | 22/1 | |
| 9 |
11y 168 lbs |
Mr W Verling(7) Patrick Michael Verling |
- | 125/1 | |
| PU |
8y 168 lbs |
Mr T P Aherne(4) Eugene M O'Sullivan |
- | 150/1 | |
| 11 |
9y 168 lbs |
Mr S Cotter(7) D M Christie |
- | 14/1 | |
| 15 |
6y 168 lbs |
Ms A T O'Reilly(7) Eamon Courtney |
- | – | |
| 4 |
6y 168 lbs |
Luke Burke Ott(7) Alexander Ott |
- | 40/1 | |
| 12 |
5y 166 lbs |
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) Alexander Ott |
- | 33/1 | |
| 18 |
5y 166 lbs |
Mr C J Shine(7) John Joseph Hanlon |
- | – | |
| 18 |
7y 168 lbs |
E Bolger |
- | – | |
| UR |
6y 168 lbs |
Ms H Phillips(7) Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor |
- | 40/1 | |
| 8 |
10y 168 lbs |
Mr D Doyle(7) Seamus Murnane |
- | 11/2 | |
| 10 |
10y 168 lbs |
Mr D T Hyde(7) T E Hyde |
- | 12/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
7y 168 lbs |
Mr E Mahon(7) Ian John McCarthy |
- | 13/8F | |
| 🥈 2nd |
6y 168 lbs |
Mr M C O'Donovan(7) Miss M Harding |
- | 9/4 | |
| 🥇 1st |
7y 168 lbs |
Mr T J Stafford(7) Paul Stafford |
- | 22/1 | |
| 8 |
8y 168 lbs |
S Curling |
- | – | |
| 13 |
9y 168 lbs |
Mr T O'Connor(7) Turlough O'Connor |
- | 33/1 | |
| 5 |
7y 168 lbs |
Ms J E Grant(7) David M O'Brien |
- | 22/1 |
This could boil down to a match. HEARTS AND SPADES got the better of Drumleigh at Dromahane in December and can prevail again
- 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.