| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
3y 135 lbs |
A P O'Brien |
- | – | |
| 🥉 3rd |
3y 135 lbs |
Shane Foley Daniel James Murphy |
97 | 3/1 | |
| 10 |
3y 135 lbs |
A P O'Brien |
99 | – | |
| 11 |
3y 133 lbs |
Robson De Aguiar |
- | – | |
| 12 |
3y 130 lbs |
Adrian McGuinness |
82 | – | |
| 2 |
3y 135 lbs |
M D O'Callaghan |
83 | – | |
| 🥈 2nd |
3y 135 lbs |
Declan McDonogh Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
- | 13/2 | |
| 4 |
3y 135 lbs |
Ben Coen J P Murtagh |
88 | 9/2 | |
| 4 |
3y 135 lbs |
Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
- | – | |
| 🥇 1st |
3y 135 lbs |
Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien |
107 | 10/11F | |
| 7 |
3y 135 lbs |
J S Bolger |
- | – | |
| 9 |
3y 135 lbs |
A P O'Brien |
- | – |
In contrast to his high-profile stablemate Albert Einstein, NEOLITHIC enhanced his reputation in the Gladness and looks the part here
- 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.