Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 9.81s

(5)

Dawn Rising⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 101

4/1

Useful gelding. Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot (21.6f, good to firm, 2/1) 57 days ago, well positioned. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 5412/31

(6)

Okita Soushi^t⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109

9/2

Smart horse. 3 wins from 4 runs this year. 9/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Royal Ascot (12f, good to firm) 58 days ago. Can make his presence felt at pattern level.

Form: 00-1151

(3)

Point King⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 104| D

11/4

Smart colt. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at Royal Ascot (14.2f, good, 8/1) 61 days ago.

Form: 1119-28

(2)

Shamida³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 102| D

5/4

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 11-runner Stanerra Stakes at Leopardstown (14f, good, 10/3) 38 days ago by head from Divine Jewel. Capable of better but has a fair bit to find on form.

Form: 3-311

Non-Runners

(1)

Eldar Eldarov¹⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: R Varian J: Non Runner

(4)

Library²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Seamie Heffernan

Forecasts

Eldar Eldarov (11/10), Shamida (5/4), Library (9/4), Point King (11/4), Dawn Rising (4/1), Okita Soushi (9/2)

Last year's St Leger hero ELDAR ELDAROV might be suited by the return to a slightly shorter trip and is a potential class act here. Okita Soushi produced a really smart handicap performance to take the Duke of Edinburgh at Royal Ascot and looks up to making his mark outside of handicaps so he's taken to give Roger Varian's charge most to do.