Today's five-day Ladbrokes St Leger confirmation stage sees 14
three-year-olds go forward for the Doncaster Classic headed by three joint 4/1
favourites with Ladbrokes - the John Gosden-trained Neptune Investment
Management Gordon Stakes second Excess Knowledge, Aidan O'Brien's
Queen's Vase hero Leading Light and Irish Derby runner-up and
Investec Derby third Galileo Rock from David Wachman's stable.
There were 11 five-day
Ladbrokes St Leger entries at this stage last year, when nine went to post for
the fifth and final Classic.
Excess Knowledge, along
with stable companion Feel Like Dancing (16/1), is bidding to give
Gosden a fifth Ladbrokes St Leger victory.
O'Brien's customary strong
challenge could also consist of Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur
Stakes runner-up Foundry (6/1) and Sandown Classic Trial second Eye
Of The Storm (16/1). Ireland's champion trainer is seeking his fourth
Ladbrokes St Leger winner.
Godolphin, the most
successful current owner in the Ladbrokes St Leger with six wins, has three
possibles, headlined by Investec Derby second Libertarian (8/1) plus
Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes third Secret Number
(16/1) and Cap O'Rushes (20/1), successful in the Neptune Investment
Management Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
Ralph Beckett plans to run
Investec Oaks heroine Talent (12/1), who is aiming to be the first filly
to win the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival since User Friendly in 1992.
Great Hall (20/1), Havana Beat
(33/1), London Bridge (50/1) and Ralston Road (66/1) are the
others going forward.
Latest Ladbrokes St Leger
betting with Ladbrokes:-
4/1 Excess Knowledge,
Galileo Rock, Leading Light; 6/1 Foundry; 8/1 Libertarian; 12/1 Talent; 16/1
Eye Of The Storm, Feel Like Dancing, Secret Number; 20/1 Cap O'Rushes, Great
Hall; 33/1 Havana Beat; 50/1 London Bridge; 66/1 Ralston Road.
CONNECTIONS
TALK ABOUT THEIR 2013 LADBROKES ST LEGER HOPES
AIDAN
O'BRIEN
Eye Of The Storm has not been out since
going down by a head in the Group Three Classic Trial at Sandown Park on April
26.
O'Brien said: "Eye Of
The Storm is just coming back after a long break and runs in a Listed race at
Galway tonight.
"The St Leger is
probably going to come too quick for him but we left him in just in case he
bolted up on the bridle tonight.
"He is a class horse
and we always thought that this race would suit. But it looks like we have run
out of time with him."
Foundry won his only start at
two, a seven-furlong maiden at Leopardstown in November, but did not appear
this season until August 21, when he was runner-up to Telescope in the Group
Two Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes at York.
O'Brien said: "We
were delighted with Foundry's run last time in the Great Voltigeur at York.
That was his first run of the season and he was still running for experience,
so we were delighted with how forward he was.
"He has had three
weeks since York and is in good form.
"You would hope that
the extra trip at Doncaster will be within his compass. He is a big,
long-striding, good-moving horse and came home very well at York."
Ballydoyle's leading
Ladbrokes St Leger contender would appear to be Leading Light. The son
of Montjeu has won four of his five starts, most recently taking the two-mile
Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot in June.
O'Brien said: "He had
only gone as far as a mile and a quarter before the Queen's Vase but he got the
trip well at Ascot.
"We thought of going
to the Voltigeur with him but he was not 100 per cent and gave him a couple of
weeks off. We have been very happy with him over the last three weeks though
and we always thought that Doncaster would suit him. He has not disappointed us
yet, travels well and always finds plenty off the bridle."
Looking ahead to who will
ride Ballydoyle's Ladbrokes St Leger runners, O'Brien said: "We will just
get the horses into the race first and see. It will not be a problem to get
jockeys. We have Joseph (O'Brien), Seamus (Heffernan) and hopefully Ryan
(Moore). Things are just up in the air at the moment.
"Good ground should
suit every horse. We'd be happy with good ground. The groundstaff at Doncaster
do well."
O'Brien is seeking a
fourth Ladbrokes St Leger success following Milan (2001), Brian Boru (2003) and
Scorpion (2005).
GODOLPHIN
Simon Crisford, the
Godolphin racing manager, said: "Encke was a great winner of the Ladbrokes
St Leger in 2012 and he was our sixth Ladbrokes St Leger success in 20 years so
we have a great track record in the Classic. It is a race we love and a fantastic
heritage race - being the oldest Classic and part of the fabric of British
racing. It is very much on the radar each year. We have a lot of horses who fit
the profile of the race and naturally get drawn towards it. The Ladbrokes St
Leger is one of the highlights of the whole year for us.
"Secret Number
is bred to be a mile and a quarter horse and he looks to be one of these nearly
horses - he does not seem to win on the big occasion. For me, I would be
surprised if he was good enough to win on Saturday. He is in good form and,
indeed, did his best piece of work ever leading up to this race. But I would be
a bit surprised to see him in the winner's enclosure.
"Cap O'Rushes
was disappointing last time in the Great Voltigeur but the ground on the
Knavesmire was very quick. I would suggest you take a line through him and
Excess Knowledge who is one of the contenders to be favourite, while Cap
O'Rushes is an unconsidered outsider. But Cap Of Rushes beat him at Goodwood.
Though Excess Knowledge was an unlucky loser, there is no doubt that Cap
O'Rushes, given his ground, is the most interesting of our three contenders at
the price.
"Libertarian was
bought with the Ladbrokes St Leger very much in mind. We thought he would be an
ideal candidate for the Classic. But, having said that, I cannot help wondering
if that will backfire. His run in the Irish Derby was too bad to be true, but
the ground was very quick that day and he didn't like it. It has taken him a
long time to get over that race, while he had a very hard campaign in the
spring. Karl Burke, very generously, told us everything we needed to know about
the horse. Libertarian never shows anything in his work and has never showed us
anything either - I think we are going there guessing. The jury is out and he
still has a lot to prove.
"We will have to wait
and see what the jockey arrangements will be in the next 48 hours. We have got
Silvestre (de Sousa), we have got Mickael (Barzalona) and we will hopefully get
the best available for the third horse, whoever that may be.
"Silvestre will ride
Secret Number, while Mickael will either be on Libertarian or Cap O'Rushes.
Going into the race, you have got to fancy Galileo Rock. He was beaten half a
length by Libertarian in the Derby but will take all the beating. I also like
the filly Talented. I think her Oaks win was superb and you can put a line
through her race in Ireland - they went so slow and her chances were mitigated.
If they go a proper gallop, then she will be bang there."
DAVID
WACHMAN
David Wachman, the trainer
of Irish Derby second and Investec Derby third Galileo Rock,
commented: "Galileo Rock seems well and we are happy with him.
"He has run well in
two Derbys and is very much entitled to take his chance on Saturday. His
three-parts brother, Saddler's Rock, stays well and hopefully he does too.
"Good ground will be
fine though fast going would be better. Wayne Lordan, who is a top-class
jockey, will ride Galileo Rock again. The horses are running well."
JOHN
GOSDEN
John Gosden is after a
fifth Ladbrokes St Leger victory. He has one of the 4/1 joint favourites in Excess
Knowledge and Feels Like Dancing.
He said today: "The
Ladbrokes St Leger is fantastic race, with a great track and a great crowd. It
is probably the best galloping track in Europe.
"Feels Like Dancing
is fine after his Bahrain Trophy win - it is a route I have taken before with
Masked Marvel. He is a solid horse and stays well. William Buick will be on
board.
"Excess Knowledge
will be ridden by James Doyle. He was making a nice run down the outside in the
Gordon Stakes and there was horse wandering around in front of him every time
we made a move. He flew at the finish but was just beaten.
"That is racing. I
like him and, bred the way he is, the distance of a mile, six and a half furlongs
should be within his compass. Good ground will be fair for everybody, but both
horses will be appreciate any rain that comes."
ANDREW
BALDING
Trainer
Andrew Balding, who saddled Phoenix Reach to finish third in the 2003 St Leger,
is set to be represented this time around by Havana Beat. The son of
Teofilo was third in both the Group Three Chester Vase (behind subsequent Derby
winner Ruler Of The World) and in the Group Three Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket
behind fellow Ladbrokes St Leger aspirant Feel Like Dancing. However, he
disappointed last time out when last of seven behind Cap O'Rushes in the Group
Three Neptune Investment Management Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July
30.
Balding
said: "He was unlucky in the Bahrain Trophy as he got caught in a pocket
and only finished up getting beaten two necks. He stays very well.
"For
whatever reason, he ran badly at Goodwood but he really pleased me with the way
he worked on Saturday.
"If
he had won the Bahrain Trophy and was going straight for the Leger he certainly
wouldn't be a 33/1 shot. Looking at previous St Legers, it looks like the King
Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot is a pretty good guide and he was a staying-on
fifth in that race. He stayed on all the way to the line and there are some
clues that suggest he might have a chance.
"The
Ladbrokes St Leger is a race I would love to win. There have been plenty of St
Leger winners trained at Kingsclere but none for a long time. His owners Mick
and Janice Mariscotti have been tremendous supporters of the yard over the last
four or five years and hopefully this horse will give them a run for their
money."
RALPH
BECKETT
Talent will be attempting
to become the first filly to win the Ladbrokes St Leger since User Friendly 21
years ago. Like User Friendly, Talent was also previously successful in the
Investec Oaks at Epsom Downs.
Her
trainer, Ralph Beckett, said: "Look Here ran a very good race for us in
the St Leger when she was third [in 2008]. I wasn't sure she got home and it
was probably a very good Leger, won by Conduit.
"Talent
is in good shape. She has not had the ideal preparation, as I was keen to run
her in the Yorkshire Oaks but the ground was too quick. I think she would be
better with a run under her belt.
"She
galloped at Kempton over a mile last week and we were pleased with the way it
went. She doesn't knock herself out in her work.
"We
have always felt she is a strong stayer and that the St Leger is the right race
for her under the right conditions. She needs a bit of juice in the ground, not
like the ground when she ran in the Irish Oaks. I am not convinced that the
ground was the only reason for her poor performance in Ireland but I wouldn't
want to run her on fast ground again until I knew for sure."
JO HUGHES
Lambourn
handler Jo Hughes is set to have her first runner in the world's oldest
Classic, courtesy of London Bridge.
The son
of Arch completed a hat-trick of wins in a 12-furlong handicap at Ripon on June
20, and finished third in a valuable handicap over the same trip at Ascot on
July 13. He stepped up in distance and class for the Listed Prix Michel Houyvet
over 15 furlongs at Deauville on August 15, in which he ran respectably to
finish fourth.
Hughes
said: "As long as there isn't a lot of rain at Doncaster, London Bridge
will run.
"I
was slightly disappointed with his run in France, but he has come out of it well.
I don't think the French style of racing suited him because they are inclined
to go slower and try and quicken, whereas our horse is an out and out galloper.
"I
wouldn't be at all concerned about the trip in the St Leger and the English
style of racing should suit him better.
"Before
his run in France, he had been improving with every run and I don't think he
has achieved his full potential yet. He is still improving in himself and I
don't think it will be the best St Leger there has ever been, so we have to
give it a go."
BRIAN
MEEHAN
Red Rocks finished third in the 2006 Ladbrokes St Leger for
trainer Brian Meehan and this time around the Manton handler is set to
saddle Great Hall.
The Halling colt will be
making his fifth start on Saturday at Doncaster and his first since annexing a
14-furlong handicap at Haydock Park on July 4.
Speaking for the Keeneland
bloodstock sales in the USA, Meehan said: "We have quite a few stayers in
the yard this season.
"He hung a bit left
and hung a bit right and was green at Haydock last time, but he actually won
with plenty in hand. It probably looked a bit more pressured than it was.
"Kieren Fallon takes
the ride and the ground should be fine for him."
PAT
SHANAHAN
Pat Shanhan, trainer of
outsider Ralston Road who finished eighth to Leading Light n the Queen's
Vase at Royal Ascot, commented: " He ran a very good race at Ascot and was
not beaten far despite meeting interference.
"It is great to have
him and I expect a big run as he is in super form and is a great galloper.
Tadhg O'Shea will ride him again."
LADBROKES
ST LEGER - FIVE-DAY CONFIRMATIONS
Class 1,
Group 1, £600,000 total prize fund. Part of the QIPCO British
Champions Series. 3.50pm, Doncaster, Saturday, September 14, 2013. For
three-year-olds only, entire colts and fillies. One mile, six furlongs and 132
yards. Weights: colts 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Entries closed July 23, entries
revealed July 24(43 entries). Scratchings deadline noon, August 27 (19
remained). Five-day confirmation and £45,000 supplementary entry stage Monday,
September 9 (14 confirmations). Final declaration stage, Thursday,
September 12. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and
including the racing of Sunday, September 8.
Form
Horse Owner Trainer
162-34416
CAP O'RUSHES Godolphin Charlie
Appleby
120-32 EXCESS
KNOWLEDGE Khalid Abdullah John Gosden
13-2
EYE OF THE STORM (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
14521
FEEL LIKE DANCING Lady Bamford John Gosden
1-2
FOUNDRY (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
15-332
GALILEO ROCK (IRE) Michael O'Flynn David
Wachman IRE
0-611
GREAT HALL Raymond Tooth Brian
Meehan
21-43530 HAVANA
BEAT (IRE) Mick and Janice Mariscotti Andrew Balding
41-111
LEADING LIGHT (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael
Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
14120
LIBERTARIAN Godolphin Charlie
Appleby
(6)011134
LONDON BRIDGE (USA) Eastwind Racing Ltd and Martha Trussell
Jo Hughes
0-211000 RALSTON
ROAD (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Limited Pat Shanahan
IRE
(1)-(1)(3)6453
SECRET NUMBER Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
3(1)-110 TALENT
James Rowsell & Mark Dixon Ralph Beckett
THE
FOLLOWING 5 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: DABADIYAN (IRE), DASHING STAR, PLINTH
(IRE), RENEW (IRE), WILLIE THE WHIPPER
14
five-day confirmations
5
Irish-trained
Latest
betting with Ladbrokes: 4/1 Excess Knowledge; Galileo Rock, Leading
Light; 6/1 Foundry; 8/1 Libertarian; 12/1 Talent, 16/1 Eye Of The Storm; Feel
Like Dancing, Secret Number; 20/1 Cap O'Rushes, Great Hall; 33/1 Havana Beat;
50/1 London Bridge, 66/1 Ralston Road.
THE OLBG
PARK STAKES - FIVE-DAY CONFIRMATIONS
Class 1,
Group 2, £100,000 total prize fund. 3.15pm, Doncaster, Saturday,
September 14, 2013. For three-year-olds and upwards. Seven furlongs. Weights:
3yo colts and geldings 9st; 3yo fillies 8st 11lb; 4yo+ colts and geldings 9st
4lb; 4yo+ fillies 9st 1lb. Entries closed July 23, entries revealed July 25 (53
entries).Scratchings deadline noon, August 27 (41 remained). Five-day
confirmation stage Monday, September 9 (21 confirmations). Final
declaration stage, Thursday, September 12. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys
and are correct up to and including the racing of Sunday, September 8.
Form
Horse Age/Wgt Owner Trainer
33-23210 ALJAMAAHEER
(IRE) 4-9-04 Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger Varian
0(6)(2)511
ARNOLD LANE (IRE) 4-9-04 Nick & Olga Dhandsa & John &
Zoe Webster Mick Channon
(3)4-360030
BURWAAZ 4-9-04 Hamdan Al Maktoum Ed Dunlop
101654-24
CASPAR NETSCHER 4-9-04 Charles Wentworth David
Simcock
04(0)-0004
DANDY BOY (ITY) 7-9-04 Malih Al
Basti
David Marnane IRE
012-21351
GREGORIAN (IRE) 4-9-04 HRH Princess Haya of Jordan
John Gosden
66-4(0)(4)311
LOCKWOOD 4-9-04 Godolphin Saeed bin
Suroor
2-0423004
PASTORAL PLAYER 6-9-04 The Pursuits Partnership
Hughie Morrison
04-0610520
PINTURA 6-9-04 Michael Beaumont Kevin Ryan
(0)(0)3320
RED JAZZ (USA) 6-9-04 The Hon Ronald Arculli
Charlie Hills
34(3)-040101
SIRIUS PROSPECT (USA) 5-9-04 Miss N Yarrow Dean
Ivory
5-422002 SOVEREIGN
DEBT (IRE) 4-9-04 Lawrie Inman Michael Bell
3413-
AFONSO DE SOUSA (USA) 3-9-00 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
132S4-5 CRISTOFORO
COLOMBO (USA) 3-9-00 Sue Magnier,Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan
O'Brien IRE
(1)(4)-11
DARWIN (USA) 3-9-00 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael
Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
3-(1)42160
GALE FORCE TEN 3-9-00 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue
Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
344-3254 GLORY
AWAITS (IRE) 3-9-00 Ahmad Abdulla Al Shaikh & Co
Kevin Ryan
51-4111033
PROFESSOR 3-9-00 Poilin Good Richard
Hannon
211-433234
TAWHID 3-9-00 Godolphin Saeed bin
Suroor
035-0014 THE
GOLD CHEONGSAM (IRE) 3-9-00 Arashan Ali Jeremy
Noseda
112-16
VIZTORIA (IRE) 3-9-00 Mrs K Lavery Edward Lynam IRE
21
five-day confirmations
6
Irish-trained
THE
FOLLOWING 20 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: AGENT ALLISON, DIESCENTRIC
(USA), ES QUE LOVE (IRE), GARSWOOD, GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE), INTENSE PINK,
KRYPTON FACTOR, LEITIR MOR (IRE), LIGHTNING CLOUD (IRE), LILY'S ANGEL (IRE),
MOST IMPROVED (IRE), PEARL FLUTE (IRE), PREMIO LOCO (USA), PRODUCER, REPLY
(IRE), SENDMYLOVETOROSE, SIR PATRICK MOORE (FR), SLADE POWER (IRE), SOUL (AUS),
TRADE STORM
THE AT
THE RACES CHAMPAGNE STAKES - FIVE-DAY CONFIRMATIONS
Class 1,
Group 2, £89,200 total prize fund. 2.05pm, Doncaster, Saturday,
September 14, 2013. For two-year-old s only, colts and geldings. Seven
furlongs. Weights: colts 8st 12lb. Penalties: a winner of a Group One or Group
Two race 3lb. Entries closed July 23, entries revealed July 25 (76 entries).
Scratchings deadline noon, August 27 (31 remained). Five-day confirmation
and £7,500 supplementary entry stage Monday, September 9 (12 five-day
confirmations plus 2 supplementary entries). Final declaration stage,
Thursday, September 12. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up
to and including the racing of Sunday, Septemberr 8.
Form
Horse Age.Wgt Owner Trainer
011
ANJAAL 2-9-01 Hamdan Al Maktoum Richard Hannon
31 BERKSHIRE
(IRE) 2-8-12 HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah Paul
Cole
4124
CABLE BAY (IRE) 2-8-12 Julie & David Martin &
Partner Charlie Hills
01113
EXOGENESIS (IRE) 2-8-12 Sean Jones Ger Lyons
IRE
163
EXPEDITION (IRE) 2-8-12 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue
Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
(1)
GIOVANNI BOLDINI (USA) 2-8-12 Sue Magnier, MichaelTabor &
Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE
612
OKLAHOMA CITY 2-8-12 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael
Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
12 *OUTSTRIP
2-8-12 Godolphin Charlie Appleby
01 PICKS
PINTA 2-8-12 Chester Racing Club Ltd Jo
Hughes
12 THE
GREY GATSBY (IRE) 2-8-12 F Gillespie Kevin
Ryan
02121
*TREATY OF PARIS (IRE) 2-8-12 One Too Many
Partners Henry Candy
31 VOICE
OF A LEADER (IRE) 2-8 12 Fitri Hay, Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Peter
Chapple-Hyam
2254
WHALEWEIGH STATION 2-8-12 Chasemore Farm Tom
Dascombe
421012
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD (IRE) 2-8-12 Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael
Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
*
supplementary entry
14 go
forward at five-day confirmation stage - 12 confirmations plus 2 supplementary
entries
5
Irish-trained
THE
FOLLOWING 19 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: BATTLE HYMN, CAPTAIN'S AFFAIR (IRE),
FIGURE OF SPEECH (IRE), GAMESOME (FR), GREAT WHITE EAGLE (USA), KINGMAN, LANARK
(IRE), LYN VALLEY, MARAAYILL (IRE), MASTER OF SUSPENSE, PARBOLD (IRE), QUARTZ
(IRE), QUICKASWECAN, SOMEWHAT (USA), SUDIRMAN (USA), TANZEEL (IRE), WASHAAR
(IRE), ZARAEE (IRE), ZARWAAN
THE
GROUND AT DONCASTER
DONCASTER
GOING
The going at Doncaster
today is Good, Good to Firm in places.
The GoingStick reading was
7.7 at 7:45am.
There was 10.4 millimetres
of rainfall on Friday, 1 millimetre on Saturday and on Sunday a light shower
deposited 0.2 millimetres of rain.
Weather Forecast
Tuesday - 80% chance of
showers 1-3 millimetres - temperature high of +17c.
Wednesday - Dry -
temperature high of +18c
Thursday - Day-time dry -
temperature high of +22c - 60% chance of a rain shower overnight - up to 4
millimetres.
Friday - Dry -
temperature high of +18c
Saturday - Dry -
temperature high of +17c
The track has been
verti-drained prior to this meeting.
Mark Spincer, managing
director of Doncaster Racecourse, said: "The team have done a great job
with the ground at Doncaster and hopefully we will have good ground on
Saturday.
"Hopefully, we will
not need to do anything watering but we can if we need to.
"We had a brilliant
Ladbrokes St Leger day last year. We have done a lot of work with Ladbrokes
over the years now and really got this meeting back where it deserves to be.
"Saturday, Ladbrokes
St Leger Day, is selling really well and two of the enclosures are at capacity.
We have just 40 hospitality places left and we will have a bigger corporate
attendance on Saturday this year over last year when we had the Camelot effect.
"General admission
tickets are going well. I would hope we would get in the region of 28,000 to
29,000 on the day - not as much as last year (30,000) but in 2011 the crowd
figure was 25,500.
"The Ladbrokes St
Leger Festival begins on Wednesday, with Leger Legends who have raised over
£360,000 in the last three years for charity. They have really given us a lift
on the Wednesday, Thursday is DFS Ladies' Day and there is fabulous racing on
Friday when we hope to have over 10,000 racegoers."
LEGENDS
TAKE CENTRE STAGE ON CROWN HOTEL BAWTRY OPENING DAY
The Clipper Logistics
Legends Classified Stakes (3.35pm), which sees 16 riders return to the saddle
in aid of Jack Berry House and the Northern Racing College, is being staged for
the fourth time at Doncaster on Crown Hotel Bawtry Opening Day, Wednesday,
September 11.
The line up features Carl
Llewellyn, who captured the Grand National on Party Politics in 1992 and Earth
Summit in 1998, and Derby-winning jockey Michael Hills, who rode over 2,000
winners worldwide.
Kevin Darley won the Flat
jockeys' championship in 2000 and returns for another crack at this unique
contest after finishing seventh last year, while Willie Supple, who partnered
over 800 winners in Britain and Ireland, has his first ride in race.
Other notable names
include leading Northern trainer David O'Meara, sculptor Willie Newton and
Derby-winning jockey Willie Ryan.
The mile event has been
organised by the Professional Jockeys' Association's Industry Liaison Officer
Dale Gibson, who will also be riding in the race.
The full list of
participants for the Clipper Logistics Legends Classified Stakes is as follows:
3.35pm Clipper Logistics
Leger Legends Classified Stakes, (16), 1m
1 (16) Berlusca
(IRE) David O'Meara 11st 0lb David O'Meara
2 (1) Broctune Papa
Gio Keith Reveley 11st 0lb Willie Newton
3 (8) Dana's Present
George Baker 11st 0lb Willie Supple
4 (7) Jay Bee Blue
(Blinkers, Tongue Strap) Sean Curran 11st 0lb Luke Harvey
5 (6) Mr Spiggott
(IRE) (Visor) Gary Moore 11st 0lb Nick Connorton
6 (13) My Guardian
Angel Mark H. Tompkins 11st 0lb John Lowe
7 (4) Orders From
Rome (IRE) (Tongue Strap) Eve Johnson Houghton 11st 0lb Gary Bardwell
8 (12) Pelmanism
Brian Ellison 11st 0lb Gay Kelleway
9 (19) Piceno (IRE)
(Sheepskin C/P) Scott Dixon 11st 0lb Tony Culhane
10 (11) Sardanapalus
(Sheepskin C/P) Kevin Ryan 11st 0lb Kevin Darley
11 (15) Self
Employed Garry Woodward 11st 0lb Carl Llewellyn
12 (14) Slim Chance
(IRE) Simon West 11st 0lb Ollie Pears
13 (18) Sword In
Hand (Tongue Strap) Alan Jarvis 11st 0lb Dale Gibson
14 (2) Callmeakhab
(IRE) Charles Hills 10st 9lb Michael Hills
15 (10) Excellent
Puck (IRE) Jamie Osborne 10st 9lb Jimmy McCarthy
16 (9) Winslow
Arizona (IRE) Michael Bell 10st 9lb Willie Ryan
Reserves
R17 (17) Waltz Darling
(IRE) Keith Reveley 11st 0lb
R18 (3) Sunnybridge Boy
(IRE) K. R. Burke 11st 0lb
R19 (5) Skyfire (Sheepskin
C/P) Nick Kent 11st 0lb
The first day of the
Ladbrokes St Leger Festival features the Listed Crown Hotel Bawtry Scarbrough
Stakes (3.00pm, 11 runners) over five furlongs. Last year's renewal was won by
top-class performer Sole Power, who annexed this season's Group One King's
Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The 2013 renewal, worth
£40,000, has attracted 11 starters including Group One scorers Borderlescott
and Tangerine Trees.
The action gets underway
with the £15,000 Arena Group Nursery (2.00pm, 14 runners) over seven furlongs.
The longest race of the
day is the £20,000 Park Hill Hospital Conditions Stakes (4.10pm, 6 runners)
over an extended mile and quarter, which has been won by the likes of Twice
Over and Kirklees in recent years.
A total of 18 runners go
to post for the £20,000 Beauty At Doncaster Handicap (4.45pm) over seven
furlongs, while the concluding Berendsen Workwear Handicap (5.15pm) has
attracted 22 runners.
WEDNESDAY'S
DECLARED RUNNERS
2:00pm Arena Group Nursery
(14), 7f
1 (6) Master
Carpenter (IRE) Rod Millman 9st 7lb Andrea Atzeni
2 (12) Fair Ranger
Richard Hannon 9st 5lb Ryan Moore
3 (2) Street Force
(USA) (Blinkers) Clive Brittain 9st 4lb Tom Queally
4 (3) Jazz (IRE)
(Hood) Charles Hills 9st 1lb William Buick
5 (4) Djinni (IRE)
Richard Hannon 8st 12lb Richard Hughes
6 (14) Braidley
(IRE) James Bethell 8st 11lb Ted Durcan
7 (11) Captain Bob
(IRE) Charles Hills 8st 11lb Frankie Dettori
8 (1) Finn Class
(IRE) Michael Bell 8st 11lb (6lb ex) Louis Steward (7)
9 (13) Supersta
Ronald Harris 8st 5lb Joe Fanning
10 (8) Emaad (USA)
Mark Johnston 8st 5lb Paul Hanagan
11 (5) Mr
Carbonfootprint Richard Fahey 8st 4lb Barry McHugh
12 (7)
Latenightrequest Richard Fahey 8st 3lb Patrick Mathers
13 (9) Donny Rover
(IRE) (Sheepskin C/P) David C. Griffiths 8st 1lb David Probert
14 (10) It's All A
Game (Eyeshields) Richard Guest 8st 0lb
2.30pm Irish Stallion
Farms EBF Conditions Stakes (5), 6f
1 (1) Justice Day
(IRE) David Elsworth 9st 1lb Ryan Moore
2 (2) Expert (IRE)
Richard Hannon 8st 13lb Richard Hughes
3 (5) Free Code
(IRE) (Blinkers) James Tate 8st 13lb Paul Mulrennan
4 (3) Scruffy Tramp
(IRE) Michael Wigham 8st 11lb Sean Levey
5 (4) Lightning Thunder
Olly Stevens 8st 8lb Harry Bentley
3.00pm Crown Hotel Bawtry
Scarbrough Stakes (Listed), (11), 5f
1 (3) Medicean Man
(Sheepskin C/P) Jeremy Gask 10st 0lb Steve Drowne
2 (5) Borderlescott
Robin Bastiman 9st 11lb Paul Mulrennan
3 (11) Judge 'n Jury
(Tongue Strap) Ronald Harris 9st 11lb Frankie Dettori
4 (6) Justineo (Blinkers)
Roger Varian 9st 11lb William Buick
5 (2) Magical Macey (USA)
(Blinkers) David Barron 9st 11lb Graham Gibbons
6 (7) Masamah (IRE)
(Sheepskin C/P) Marco Botti 9st 11lb Ryan Moore
7 (1) Tangerine Trees
(Visor) Bryan Smart 9st 11lb Joe Fanning
8 (9) Bungle Inthejungle
Mick Channon 9st 10lb Martin Harley
9 (4) Excelette (IRE)
Bryan Smart 9st 6lb Paul Hanagan
10 (8) Swan Song Andrew
Balding 9st 6lb David Probert
11 (10) Hoyam
Michael Bell 9st 5lb Tom Queally
3.35pm Clipper Logistics
Leger Legends Classified Stakes, (16), 1m
1 (16) Berlusca
(IRE) David O'Meara 11st 0lb David O'Meara
2 (1) Broctune Papa
Gio Keith Reveley 11st 0lb Willie Newton
3 (8) Dana's Present
George Baker 11st 0lb Willie Supple
4 (7) Jay Bee Blue
(Blinkers, Tongue Strap) Sean Curran 11st 0lb Luke Harvey
5 (6) Mr Spiggott
(IRE) (Visor) Gary Moore 11st 0lb Nick Connorton
6 (13) My Guardian
Angel Mark H. Tompkins 11st 0lb John Lowe
7 (4) Orders From
Rome (IRE) (Tongue Strap) Eve Johnson Houghton 11st 0lb Gary Bardwell
8 (12) Pelmanism
Brian Ellison 11st 0lb Gay Kelleway
9 (19) Piceno (IRE)
(Sheepskin C/P) Scott Dixon 11st 0lb Tony Culhane
10 (11) Sardanapalus
(Sheepskin C/P) Kevin Ryan 11st 0lb Kevin Darley
11 (15) Self
Employed Garry Woodward 11st 0lb Carl Llewellyn
12 (14) Slim Chance
(IRE) Simon West 11st 0lb Ollie Pears
13 (18) Sword In
Hand (Tongue Strap) Alan Jarvis 11st 0lb Dale Gibson
14 (2) Callmeakhab
(IRE) Charles Hills 10st 9lb Michael Hills
15 (10) Excellent
Puck (IRE) Jamie Osborne 10st 9lb Jimmy McCarthy
16 (9) Winslow
Arizona (IRE) Michael Bell 10st 9lb Willie Ryan
Reserves
R17 (17) Waltz Darling
(IRE) Keith Reveley 11st 0lb
R18 (3) Sunnybridge Boy
(IRE) K. R. Burke 11st 0lb
R19 (5) Skyfire (Sheepskin
C/P) Nick Kent 11st 0lb
Eliminations: Authoritarian, Poetic
Lord, King of Kudos (IRE), Plunder
4.10pm Park Hill Hospital
Conditions Stakes (6), 1m 2f 60yds
1 (1) Gatewood John Gosden
9st 2lb William Buick
2 (3) Ocean War Charlie
Appleby 9st 2lb Mickael Barzalona
3 (2) Out of Bounds (USA)
Saeed bin Suroor 9st 2lb Silvestre De Sousa
4 (6) Elkaayed (USA) Roger
Varian 8st 13lb Paul Hanagan
5 (4) Boonga Roogeta Peter
Charalambous 8st 11lb Rosie Jessop
6 (5) Whipper's Boy (IRE)
Brian Meehan 8st 9lb
4.45pm Beauty At Doncaster
Handicap (18), 7f
1 (5) Chilworth Icon Mick
Channon 9st 7lb Martin Harley
2 (9) Secretinthepark Ed
McMahon 9st 7lb Steve Drowne
3 (6) Life Partner (IRE)
(Hood) Charlie Appleby 9st 6lb Mickael Barzalona
4 (10) One Word More (IRE)
Charles Hills 9st 6lb Joe Fanning
5 (12) Masarah (IRE) Clive
Brittain 9st 5lb Tom Queally
6 (11) Makafeh Luca Cumani
9st 4lb Andrea Atzeni
7 (8) Gold Hunter (IRE)
Saeed bin Suroor 9st 4lb Silvestre De Sousa
8 (7) Shahdaroba (IRE)
(Visor) Rod Millman 9st 4lb Pat Millman (7)
9 (1) Breton Rock (IRE)
David Simcock 9st 4lb Martin Lane
10 (17) Homage (IRE) Jeremy Noseda 9st 2lb Paul Mulrennan
11 (15) Flyman Richard Fahey 9st 2lb Lee Topliss
12 (3) Fils Anges (IRE) Michael Bell 9st 2lb Frankie Dettori
13 (2) Ahern David Barron 9st 1lb Harry Bentley
14 (18) Purcell (IRE) Andrew Balding 9st 0lb David Probert
15 (14) Secret Art (IRE) Ralph Beckett 8st 13lb Jim Crowley
16 (16) Regal Dan (IRE) Charles Hills 8st 13lb Ryan Moore
17 (4) Consign (Visor) Jeremy Noseda 8st 13lb William Buick
18 (13) Steelriver (IRE) James Bethell 8st 7lb Paul Hanagan
5.15pm Berensden Workwear Handicap (22), 5f
1 (17) Threes Grand Scott Dixon 9st 6lb Tim Clark (5)
2 (15) Bedloe's Island (IRE) David O'Meara 9st 6lb David Nolan
3 (5) Even Stevens (Sheepskin C/P) Scott Dixon 9st 5lb Tom Queally
4 (1) Cheveton Richard Price 9st 4lb Joe Fanning
5 (8) Satsuma David Brown 9st 4lb Connor Beasley (5)
6 (14) Rylee Mooch (Eyeshields) Richard Guest 9st 3lb
7 (22) Bronze Beau (Tongue Strap, Sheepskin C/P) Kristin Stubbs 9st 3lb Jacob Butterfield (5)
8 (11) Noodles Blue Boy (Sheepskin C/P) Ollie Pears 9st 2lb Ryan Moore
9 (20) Royal Bajan (USA) (Sheepskin C/P) James Given 9st 2lb (6lb ex) Frankie Dettori
10 (7) Perfect Blossom Alan Berry 9st 1lb Paul Mulrennan
11 (10) Haajes (Visor) Paul Midgley 9st 1lb Lee Topliss
12 (12) Sleepy Blue Ocean (Sheepskin C/P) John Balding 9st 1lb Andrew Mullen
13 (9) Silvanus (IRE) Paul Midgley 9st 0lb Paul Hanagan
14 (4) Adam's Ale Paul Midgley 8st 12lb Shirley Teasdale (5)
15 (18) Commanche Chris Dwyer 8st 12lb Robert Tart (5)
16 (2) Profile Star (IRE) David Barron 8st 12lb Graham Gibbons
17 (21) Sir Pedro (Hood) Charles Hills 8st 10lb William Buick
18 (16) Medici Time Tim Easterby 8st 9lb Silvestre De Sousa
19 (13) Hazelrigg (IRE) (Eyeshields) Tim Easterby 8st 9lb Barry McHugh
20 (3) Eland Ally (Sheepskin C/P) Tom Tate 8st 7lb Martin Lane
21 (19) Burnhope (Sheepskin C/P) Scott Dixon 8st 7lb Billy Cray (3) 22 (6) Captain Scooby Richard Guest 8st 7lb
10 (17) Homage (IRE) Jeremy Noseda 9st 2lb Paul Mulrennan
11 (15) Flyman Richard Fahey 9st 2lb Lee Topliss
12 (3) Fils Anges (IRE) Michael Bell 9st 2lb Frankie Dettori
13 (2) Ahern David Barron 9st 1lb Harry Bentley
14 (18) Purcell (IRE) Andrew Balding 9st 0lb David Probert
15 (14) Secret Art (IRE) Ralph Beckett 8st 13lb Jim Crowley
16 (16) Regal Dan (IRE) Charles Hills 8st 13lb Ryan Moore
17 (4) Consign (Visor) Jeremy Noseda 8st 13lb William Buick
18 (13) Steelriver (IRE) James Bethell 8st 7lb Paul Hanagan
5.15pm Berensden Workwear Handicap (22), 5f
1 (17) Threes Grand Scott Dixon 9st 6lb Tim Clark (5)
2 (15) Bedloe's Island (IRE) David O'Meara 9st 6lb David Nolan
3 (5) Even Stevens (Sheepskin C/P) Scott Dixon 9st 5lb Tom Queally
4 (1) Cheveton Richard Price 9st 4lb Joe Fanning
5 (8) Satsuma David Brown 9st 4lb Connor Beasley (5)
6 (14) Rylee Mooch (Eyeshields) Richard Guest 9st 3lb
7 (22) Bronze Beau (Tongue Strap, Sheepskin C/P) Kristin Stubbs 9st 3lb Jacob Butterfield (5)
8 (11) Noodles Blue Boy (Sheepskin C/P) Ollie Pears 9st 2lb Ryan Moore
9 (20) Royal Bajan (USA) (Sheepskin C/P) James Given 9st 2lb (6lb ex) Frankie Dettori
10 (7) Perfect Blossom Alan Berry 9st 1lb Paul Mulrennan
11 (10) Haajes (Visor) Paul Midgley 9st 1lb Lee Topliss
12 (12) Sleepy Blue Ocean (Sheepskin C/P) John Balding 9st 1lb Andrew Mullen
13 (9) Silvanus (IRE) Paul Midgley 9st 0lb Paul Hanagan
14 (4) Adam's Ale Paul Midgley 8st 12lb Shirley Teasdale (5)
15 (18) Commanche Chris Dwyer 8st 12lb Robert Tart (5)
16 (2) Profile Star (IRE) David Barron 8st 12lb Graham Gibbons
17 (21) Sir Pedro (Hood) Charles Hills 8st 10lb William Buick
18 (16) Medici Time Tim Easterby 8st 9lb Silvestre De Sousa
19 (13) Hazelrigg (IRE) (Eyeshields) Tim Easterby 8st 9lb Barry McHugh
20 (3) Eland Ally (Sheepskin C/P) Tom Tate 8st 7lb Martin Lane
21 (19) Burnhope (Sheepskin C/P) Scott Dixon 8st 7lb Billy Cray (3) 22 (6) Captain Scooby Richard Guest 8st 7lb
About the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival
The Ladbrokes St Leger
Festival is the jewel in the crown of horseracing in Yorkshire and the
showpiece of Doncaster's social calendar. Racegoers enjoy a delightful blend of
history, quality racing and live entertainment across the four-day racing
extravaganza. The 2013 renewal takes place from Wednesday, September 11 through
to Saturday, September 14 inclusive.
Since the first running of
the St Leger in 1776, racegoers from all over the country have been drawn to
Doncaster to capture a taste of the unique atmosphere.
The famous Festival is one
of the highlights of the Flat racing calendar. The crescendo builds to
Saturday, when the flagship event - the illustrious Ladbrokes St Leger - takes
centre-stage.
The meeting also features
a number of high-class supporting races, highlights being the Crown Hotel
Bawtry Scarbrough Stakes on the Crown Hotel Bawtry Opening Day (Wednesday), the
DFS Park Hill Stakes on DFS Ladies' Day (Thursday), the Speedy Services
Doncaster Cup on Friday and the At The Races Champagne Stakes and OLBG Park
Stakes on Saturday.
To book tickets, please
contact Doncaster Racecourse on 01302 304200 or go to www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk
Doncaster Racecourse's
dedicated Ladbrokes St Leger microsite can be found at www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/st-leger
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