| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
6y 140 lbs |
Jason Hart James Owen |
75 | 5/2F | |
| 11 |
7y 130 lbs |
Robert Bevis |
65 | – | |
| 12 |
5y 130 lbs |
Iain Jardine |
65 | – | |
| 13 |
5y 129 lbs |
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore |
64 | – | |
| 14 |
7y 129 lbs |
Tim Easterby |
64 | – | |
| 15 |
10y 124 lbs |
Michael Dods |
59 | – | |
| 16 |
4y 122 lbs |
Patrick Morris |
58 | – | |
| 🥈 2nd |
4y 135 lbs |
P J McDonald Tim Easterby |
71 | 3/1 | |
| 2 |
4y 137 lbs |
Jack Garritty Jedd O'Keeffe |
73 | – | |
| 5 |
8y 134 lbs |
Harry Burns(3) Patrick Morris |
69 | 12/1 | |
| 4 |
8y 135 lbs |
Tom Ward |
70 | – | |
| 🥇 1st |
12y 133 lbs |
Rossa Ryan Shaun Lycett |
68 | 11/4 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
6y 133 lbs |
Robbie Colgan A J Martin |
68 | 11/2 | |
| 6 |
8y 134 lbs |
Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay |
69 | – | |
| 4 |
9y 121 lbs |
Pierre-Louis Jamin Ewan Whillans |
56 | 11/1 | |
| NR |
5y 133 lbs |
NON-RUNNER Michael & David Easterby |
68 | – | |
| NR |
4y 131 lbs |
NON-RUNNER Luke Dace |
67 | – |
The once rated 99 horse on the flat FLEURMAN has come tumbling down in the weights and now finds himself on a mark of 69 with Harry Burns taking another 3lb off today, maybe it\'s his day to return to winning ways on the turf.
A lot of rivals will travel comfortably for a mile and a half before emptying late, Fleurman is the opposite. He tends to find more once others are under pressure and with the long straight at Haydock the selection can take this race late on.
- 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.