King George V Cup (Listed)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 42.6s

(5)

New Variant³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 98| D

5/2

Useful gelding. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event at Naas (10f, good, 9/4) 33 days ago, driven clear. Looks ready for this step up in class.

Form: 769-311

(4)

Tower Of London³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99| C

11/10

Thrice-raced winner. Course winner. 7½ lengths sixth of 8 to Sprewell in Derby Trial Stakes at this course (10f, heavy, 7/2) 32 days ago. Merits respect now eased slightly in class.

Form: 15-6

(1)

Amusement³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 83| CD

6/1

Fairly useful filly. 1 win from 1 run this year. 4/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy) 32 days ago. Should make her presence felt.

Form: 52344-1

(2)

Shamwari⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/2, third of 9 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 58 days ago, hampered. May well do better. Yard also saddles Thunder Roll.

Form: 3

(3)

Thunder Roll³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

6/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/1, second of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) on debut 36 days ago, finishing well. Up in trip and she's open to improvement.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Tower Of London (11/10), New Variant (5/2), Thunder Roll (6/1), Amusement (6/1), Shamwari (16/1)

Cases can be made for all five of these. NEW VARIANT tops the list on the back of an impressive victory in a minor event at Naas where he looked a potentially pattern-class performer in the making. Joseph O'Brien fields a couple of promising once-raced fillies in Shamwari and Thunder Roll, while Tower of London can be expected to give it a good shot and it's unlikely that Amusement will be far away either.