Thomas 11/10 for back-to-back Champions

DYLAN THOMAS is a short-priced favourite to record back-to-back victories in Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, with several of his potential rivals already dropping by the wayside.

Cashmans have installed Aidan O’Brien’s colt the 11-10 favourite for the 10-furlong Group One contest in the belief his stablemate George Washington will not line up and will instead go for a race in France.

Dylan Thomas, the impressive winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, has not finished out of the first two in six starts this season but was beaten a length by Epsom Derby winner Authorized in the Juddmonte International at York.