| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
4y 140 lbs |
Jamie Powell Ciaran Murphy |
70 | – | |
| 9 |
7y 132 lbs |
Chris Hayes Thomas Coyle |
62 | 11/2 | |
| 12 |
3y 131 lbs |
Gary Halpin Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
75 | 14/1 | |
| 5 |
4y 131 lbs |
Nathan Crosse John S O'Donoghue |
61 | 25/1 | |
| 7 |
5y 130 lbs |
Paddy Harnett(5) C Byrnes |
60 | 5/1 | |
| UR |
3y 123 lbs |
Keithen Kennedy(5) Mrs John Harrington |
67 | 15/2 | |
| 13 |
3y 120 lbs |
Rory Mulligan(5) Paul W Flynn |
64 | 33/1 | |
| 🥇 1st |
3y 119 lbs |
Leigh Roche R P Cody |
63 | 22/1 | |
| 14 |
5y 140 lbs |
Seamie Heffernan Gillian Scott |
70 | 25/1 | |
| 6 |
4y 138 lbs |
Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery |
68 | 11/2 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
4y 138 lbs |
Jack Cleary Adrian McGuinness |
68 | 14/1 | |
| 4 |
4y 138 lbs |
Jack Kearney(3) Gavin Cromwell |
68 | 9/2F | |
| 11 |
4y 136 lbs |
Mel Sheridan(10) Denis Gerard Hogan |
66 | 40/1 | |
| 8 |
4y 136 lbs |
Scott McCullagh Kevin Thomas Coleman |
66 | 25/1 | |
| 10 |
4y 135 lbs |
Declan McDonogh W McCreery |
65 | 25/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
6y 133 lbs |
Luke McAteer David Marnane |
63 | 6/1 |
A speculative choice is SMITHFIELD who couldn't repeat his tight defeat on maiden debut last term but may go best on seasonal return
- 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.