| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
y 154 lbs |
Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott |
- | 5/6F | |
| 🥇 1st |
y 154 lbs |
Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott |
- | 9/2 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
y 154 lbs |
Philip Donovan(3) Andrew Slattery |
- | 5/1 | |
| 5 |
y 150 lbs |
Alex Harvey John C McConnell |
119 | 11/2 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
y 147 lbs |
Phillip Enright James Kieran King |
118 | 10/1 |
The choice of Jack Kennedy, BALLY FREE (nap) was tenacious during his maiden hurdle victory and can gain a first graded success
- 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.