| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
10y 168 lbs |
Mr G Devitt(7) Peter Fahey |
- | 125/1 | |
| 10 |
10y 168 lbs |
D M Christie |
- | – | |
| PU |
11y 168 lbs |
Mr S Connor(7) S R B Crawford |
- | 125/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
10y 168 lbs |
Mr J L Gleeson Martin Brassil |
- | 4/1 | |
| 12 |
10y 168 lbs |
Ms A T O'Reilly(7) Eamon Courtney |
- | 250/1 | |
| 🥇 1st |
10y 168 lbs |
Mr R James(5) S Curling |
- | 9/2 | |
| 7 |
8y 168 lbs |
Mr D Doyle(7) S Curling |
- | 20/1 | |
| 6 |
7y 161 lbs |
Mr L P Shanahan(7) Ross O'Sullivan |
- | 33/1 | |
| 15 |
8y 168 lbs |
E Bolger |
- | – | |
| 10 |
9y 168 lbs |
Mr T Costello(7) A G Costello |
- | 15/2 | |
| UR |
7y 168 lbs |
Mr D G Lavery D M Christie |
- | 66/1 | |
| 8 |
6y 168 lbs |
Mr P W Mullins S G Carey |
- | 17/2 | |
| 5 |
12y 168 lbs |
S R B Crawford |
- | – | |
| 11 |
12y 168 lbs |
Mr J J Berry(7) John Paul Berry |
- | 16/1 | |
| 6 |
9y 168 lbs |
Mr J W Hendrick(7) P M J Doyle |
- | – | |
| 7 |
8y 168 lbs |
Paul Nicholls |
- | – | |
| 🥈 2nd |
9y 168 lbs |
Mr Derek O'Connor Emmet Mullins |
- | 5/2F | |
| 9 |
11y 168 lbs |
Miss S A Carter(7) Ms Margaret Mullins |
- | 5/1 | |
| 4 |
11y 168 lbs |
Mr J L Scallan(7) P M J Doyle |
- | 18/1 |
Last year's Cheltenham winner WONDERWALL has had a relatively light campaign and may atone for a below-par Cheltenham run
- 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.