| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | OR | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hercule Du Seuil (FR) | Mark Walsh | W P Mullins | 7/1 | 137 | - |
| OR: 137 RPR: 146 Headgear: HT Raced freely - made all - 5 lengths ahead 2nd - 10 lengths ahead 3rd - went further clear 4th - mistake and reduced lead 5th - pushed along 2 out - ridden and hard pressed approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - won going away - gamely (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was running for the third time in a short space of time when competing here last December and was unable to dictate the pace when taken on by other runners which resulted in him tiring and pulling up; he added that gelding was freshened up since last December and on returning today he was allowed to dictate his own pace in the lead where he was left alone)(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2) | ||||||
| 2 | Hunters Yarn (IRE) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 6/5F | 143 | 1.75 |
| OR: 143 RPR: 140 Held up in last - headway when mistake 5th - went third before 2 out - ridden to challenge approaching last - kept on run-in - weakened towards finish(op 5/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 11/8) | ||||||
| 3 | Amir Kabir (GB) | Keith Donoghue | Gordon Elliott | 25/1 | 130 | 3.5 |
| OR: 130 RPR: 137 Held up in rear - smooth headway after 3 out - close up when shaken up 2 out - ridden and every chance when hit last - weakened gradually run-in(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||||||
| 4 | American Mike (IRE) | L P Dempsey | Gordon Elliott | 13/2 | 138 | 9 |
| OR: 138 RPR: 128 Headgear: T Raced in second - pushed along home turn - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1 tchd 7/1) | ||||||
| 5 | Joyeux Machin (FR) | Sean O'Keeffe | Paul Nolan | 4/1 | – | 22 |
| OR: – RPR: 106 Headgear: T Midfield - pushed along and dropped to rear 5th - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | ||||||
| 6 | Nucky Johnson (IRE) | Denis O'Regan | Noel Meade | 9/2 | 134 | 1.25 |
| OR: 134 RPR: 104 Held up in rear - hit 4th - pushed along 5th - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 11/2) | ||||||