| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st |
8y 171 lbs |
Mr R James(5) Ian John McCarthy |
- | 9/4F | |
| 2 |
10y 166 lbs |
William P Murphy |
- | – | |
| 4 |
8y 166 lbs |
Mr P A King(3) William P Murphy |
- | 33/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
12y 166 lbs |
Miss Georgie Benson Peter John Flood |
- | 18/1 | |
| 6 |
8y 166 lbs |
Mr J L Scallan(7) Gordon Elliott |
- | 5/2 | |
| PU |
6y 161 lbs |
Mr S Cotter(7) Denis Paul Murphy |
- | 33/1 | |
| F |
6y 161 lbs |
Mr L M Kelleher(7) E Bolger |
- | 3/1 | |
| 5 |
7y 161 lbs |
Mr O T Gilligan(7) Paul John Gilligan |
- | 80/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
8y 161 lbs |
Mr B T Stone(7) R P O'Keeffe |
- | 9/2 | |
| PU |
5y 152 lbs |
Mr R Sugrue(7) J P Dempsey |
- | 50/1 |
Smart hunter chaser WILLITGOAHEAD should be too good for these rivals if coping adequately with the varied obstacles presented 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.