| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr J D Coffey Raymond Hurley |
- | 80/1 | |
| PU |
y 168 lbs |
Mr O T Gilligan(7) Paul John Gilligan |
- | 80/1 | |
| 10 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr D Allen(7) Padraig Butler |
- | 50/1 | |
| 9 |
y 168 lbs |
Ms A T O'Reilly(7) Eamon Courtney |
- | 50/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
y 168 lbs |
Mr A J Browne(7) Don Browne |
- | 5/2 | |
| 8 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr A J Lord(7) Adam Lord |
- | 80/1 | |
| 7 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr Derek O'Connor E Bolger |
- | 11/8F | |
| 🥇 1st |
y 168 lbs |
Mr J M Halford(7) Gordon Elliott |
- | 7/2 | |
| UR |
y 168 lbs |
Mr B J Walsh(7) P J Rothwell |
88 | 20/1 | |
| 4 |
y 168 lbs |
Alan O'Sullivan(7) Eugene M O'Sullivan |
- | 40/1 | |
| 11 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr P A King(3) James Kieran King |
- | 15/2 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
y 168 lbs |
Mr T O'Connor(7) Turlough O'Connor |
- | 28/1 | |
| 6 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr D Doyle(7) William P Murphy |
- | 80/1 | |
| 12 |
y 168 lbs |
Mr P W Gleeson(7) William P Murphy |
- | 33/1 | |
| NR |
y 168 lbs |
NON-RUNNER P J Rothwell |
- | – |
Having run okay in a handicap chase over C&D last Christmas, MUSKERRY ROCK is selected; he's been in decent form in points lately
- 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.