Overview

• Ireland swept the podium, with Ethical Diamond beating Ascending for Henry de Bromhead and Aidan O’Brien’s Queenstown finishing third.
• The result gave Willie Mullins a third Ebor triumph after Sesenta in 2009 and Absurde in 2023.
• William Buick secured his first Ebor victory, closing a six-win week at York with what he described as a beautiful ride.
• Bookmaker Coral briefly made Ethical Diamond an 8-1 Melbourne Cup favourite before the trainer ruled out a trip under Australian protocols.
• Mullins indicated 2023 Ebor winner Absurde is the horse he would consider for a Melbourne Cup bid instead.