| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
6y 166 lbs |
Eoghan Finegan(7) Paul Traynor |
- | 6/1 | |
| 10 |
6y 166 lbs |
Henry De Bromhead |
- | – | |
| 2 |
6y 166 lbs |
Paddy Cleary(7) Gordon Elliott |
- | – | |
| 🥇 1st |
6y 166 lbs |
P J O'Hanlon Ian Patrick Donoghue |
- | 10/1 | |
| 4 |
7y 166 lbs |
Ben Harvey Cian Collins |
- | – | |
| 5 |
6y 166 lbs |
Kevin Healy(7) Gordon Elliott |
- | – | |
| 4 |
9y 166 lbs |
E Walsh D M Christie |
94 | 50/1 | |
| 6 |
5y 166 lbs |
Noel Meade |
- | – | |
| 🥈 2nd |
6y 166 lbs |
Kevin Healy(7) Gordon Elliott |
124 | 3/1 | |
| 7 |
8y 166 lbs |
Ross O'Sullivan |
- | – | |
| 6 |
8y 166 lbs |
James Smith(5) Gordon Elliott |
- | 4/5F | |
| 🥉 3rd |
8y 166 lbs |
John Shinnick S R B Crawford |
- | 14/1 |
This should go to STAFFORDSHIRE KNOT, a 152-rated hurdler who is a course winner and has the benefit of two prior chase runs.
- 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.