Side with Sinkal

The once-raced Sinkal should prove tough to beat in the listed King George V Cup in Leopardstown tonight.

Dermot Weld’s charge, a son of Smart Strike, created a favourable impression when proving an impressive winner of a ten-furlong Curragh maiden back in April.

Highly-regarded by his trainer, Sinkal should be capable of making an impression in stakes company. Although the decision to put blinkers on him for this test is a slight concern, he should, reward Pat Smullen’s dahs back from riding Tarfsha in the Investec Oaks in Epsom.