Dylan Thomas can show Champion form

DYLAN THOMAS can strike a much-needed blow for the three-year-olds by landing the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.

He comes here on the back of a poor effort in the Juddmonte International at York last time, but too much shouldn’t be read into that.

There was always the strong possibility, as a son of Danehill, Dylan Thomas would struggle on the rain-softened ground and so it proved, as he could only manage fourth behind Notnowcato.