| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st |
6y 161 lbs |
Ricky Doyle S G Carey |
- | 11/4J | |
| 10 |
5y 153 lbs |
P J Rothwell |
- | – | |
| 8 |
8y 153 lbs |
Conor Smithers(7) James Andrew Fahey |
89 | 12/1 | |
| 11 |
4y 153 lbs |
Paul John Gilligan |
- | – | |
| 13 |
5y 153 lbs |
Aidan Anthony Howard |
- | – | |
| 14 |
5y 153 lbs |
C A Murphy |
97 | – | |
| 15 |
6y 153 lbs |
C A McBratney |
- | – | |
| 18 |
6y 153 lbs |
Gordon Elliott |
- | – | |
| 🥉 3rd |
5y 153 lbs |
Kevin Sexton Gordon Elliott |
- | 11/4J | |
| 2 |
6y 161 lbs |
C Byrnes |
110 | – | |
| 20 |
6y 153 lbs |
W P Mullins |
- | – | |
| 22 |
5y 153 lbs |
Miss Katy Brown |
- | – | |
| 24 |
5y 153 lbs |
E Sheehy |
- | – | |
| PU |
5y 153 lbs |
Ethan O'Sullivan(7) Peter Fahey |
- | 150/1 | |
| 3 |
6y 161 lbs |
John C McConnell |
- | – | |
| 4 |
4y 153 lbs |
John C McConnell |
- | – | |
| 9 |
5y 153 lbs |
James Smith(5) Ian Patrick Donoghue |
- | 4/1 | |
| 6 |
8y 153 lbs |
Carl Millar(5) D M Christie |
- | 13/2 | |
| 5 |
5y 153 lbs |
Mike O'Connor Henry De Bromhead |
- | 12/1 | |
| 7 |
6y 153 lbs |
Carl Millar(5) Noel C Kelly |
- | – | |
| 7 |
5y 153 lbs |
Gavin Brouder Eoin Griffin |
- | 80/1 | |
| 8 |
5y 153 lbs |
Ian Patrick Donoghue |
- | – | |
| 🥈 2nd |
5y 153 lbs |
Kieren Buckley Henry De Bromhead |
- | 9/2 | |
| 4 |
6y 153 lbs |
Harry Sexton(7) John Joseph Hanlon |
- | 250/1 |
- 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.