O’Brien leaves four in Eclipse

AIDAN O’BRIEN has declared four horses, including George Washington, for the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown tomorrow, with riding arrangements a trifle surprising.

Seamus Heffernan will team up with George Washington, assuming O’Brien gives him the go-ahead to take his chance against hot-pot, the Epsom Derby winner, Authorized.

Earlier in the week, O’Brien expressed reservations about running George on ground that could prove too testing.