Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 1.16s

(2)

Dawn Rising²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107

28/1

Smart gelding. 14¾ lengths last of 7 to Kyprios in listed race at Navan (14f, good to soft, 7/1) 20 days ago. No real reason to believe he'll turn the tables on Kyprios.

Form: 31233-7

(4)

Kyprios²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 117| CD

1/12

High-class horse. Didn't need to be at best when winning 7-runner listed race (2/13) at Navan (14f, good to soft) 20 days ago by 3¼ lengths from Queenstown, driven clear. Hard to oppose.

Form: 111/22-1

(5)

Queenstown^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 105

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Excellent 3¼ lengths second of 7 to Kyprios in listed race at Navan (14f, good to soft, 22/1) 20 days ago, no match for winner. Stable in good form.

Form: 221-32

(3)

Serious Challenge²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 97

66/1

Useful gelding. 20¼ lengths ninth of 10 to White Birch in Alleged Stakes at the Curragh (10f, heavy, 18/1) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 434-749

(6)

Sunchart⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 107

33/1

Useful gelding. 1 win from 1 run this year. Career best when winning 7-runner listed race (5/1) at Naas (10.4f, heavy) 54 days ago by 6½ lengths from Knight To King. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 50028-1

(1)

Yashin²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 105| CD

14/1

Smart gelding. C&D winner. Creditable 5¾ lengths third of 7 to Kyprios in listed race (16/1) at Navan (14f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Shouldn't be too far away.

Form: 4/1674-3

Forecasts

Kyprios (1/12), Yashin (14/1), Queenstown (20/1), Dawn Rising (28/1), Sunchart (33/1), Serious Challenge (66/1)

Things didn't go to plan for KYPRIOS last year but he resumed with a convincing success at Navan and he is a class act. The 6-y-o is taken to repeat his 2022 victory in this race and, in doing so, book his place for next month's Ascot Gold Cup, a race he also landed in 2022. Dawn Rising was beaten a fair wy behind Kyprios last time but he clearly wasn't 100% that day and earns the vote for forecast purposes ahead of Yashin and Sunchart.