| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
y 166 lbs |
Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell |
- | – | |
| 10 |
y 159 lbs |
Brian Hayes S G Carey |
- | – | |
| 11 |
y 159 lbs |
Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell |
- | – | |
| 12 |
y 159 lbs |
John Shinnick Miss M Harding |
- | – | |
| 2 |
y 166 lbs |
Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott |
- | – | |
| 3 |
y 166 lbs |
Harry Sexton(7) Thomas Gibney |
- | – | |
| 4 |
y 166 lbs |
Ricky Doyle Martin Brassil |
- | – | |
| 5 |
y 166 lbs |
Daniel King Thomas Cooper |
- | – | |
| 6 |
y 166 lbs |
Eoin Staples(5) Paul Nolan |
- | – | |
| 7 |
y 166 lbs |
Philip Donovan(3) Denis Gerard Hogan |
116 | – | |
| 8 |
y 166 lbs |
J J Slevin Seamus Neville |
115 | – | |
| 9 |
y 166 lbs |
Danny Mullins W P Mullins |
- | – |
If returning in the same shape as when winning a handicap hurdle on his first start for Willie Mullins, STRUTTER will be hard to beat
- 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.