| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
7y 168 lbs |
Daniel King Denis Gerard Hogan |
120 | – | |
| 4 |
6y 148 lbs |
Michael Kenneally(5) Declan Queally |
103 | 4/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
5y 148 lbs |
Kevin A Murphy(7) Declan Queally |
98 | 3/1F | |
| 12 |
7y 150 lbs |
J A Nash |
92 | – | |
| 14 |
6y 148 lbs |
Daniel John Howard |
95 | – | |
| 15 |
13y 148 lbs |
James M Barcoe |
86 | – | |
| 2 |
8y 168 lbs |
Gordon Elliott |
113 | – | |
| 2 |
7y 168 lbs |
Kieren Buckley Edward Buckley |
114 | – | |
| 🥉 3rd |
9y 168 lbs |
Finn Brickley(4) Cian Collins |
128 | 12/1 | |
| PU |
7y 168 lbs |
Paddy Cody(7) R P Cody |
118 | 11/2 | |
| 6 |
6y 162 lbs |
Alex Harvey John C McConnell |
124 | 13/2 | |
| 6 |
5y 158 lbs |
Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott |
- | – | |
| 5 |
8y 152 lbs |
Josh Williamson Ian Patrick Donoghue |
112 | 7/1 | |
| 7 |
8y 158 lbs |
Padraig Roche |
117 | – | |
| 🥇 1st |
7y 152 lbs |
Eoin Staples(5) Gavin Cromwell |
- | 7/2 | |
| 9 |
9y 148 lbs |
Liam Quinlan Ray Hackett |
92 | – | |
| 9 |
10y 158 lbs |
Declan Queally |
116 | – |
Fit from a couple of AW spins this spring, EXPOUND handles easy ground and can gain his second course hurdles win.
- 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.