Royal Ascot next on the agenda for 'gorgeous' Zahrann

The Night Of Thunder colt came from last to first to win the King George V Cup at Leopardstown

SMART EFFORT: Zahrann wins the King George V Cup in the hands of Ben Coen. Picture: Healy Racing

The progressive, Johnny Murtagh-trained Zahrann came from last to first for an emphatic victory in the listed King George V Cup, the twin-feature at Leopardstown on Thursday night.

Confidently handled by Ben Coen, the Night Of Thunder colt, in the familiar Aga Khan colours, circled the field on the home-turn, challenged down the outside and, quickening well, drifted left briefly before stretching clear to beat Arouet by two and a quarter lengths with favourite Acapulco Bay in third.