News from the last race of the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival @doncasterraces plus leading trainers & jockeys

ASCRIPTION IMPRESSIVE IN FINALE Ascription produced an impressive display to land the final race of the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, the mile Harriet De-Vere Powell Handicap, by five lengths. The 2/1 favourite proved to be a cut above his rivals, travelling sweetly under William Buick before powering away in the last furlong to put plenty of daylight between himself and runner-up Gabrial The Great. "Hasn't it just been a wonderful day?" said trainer Hugo Palmer, who recorded a 62/1 double on Town Moor after saddling 20/1 shot Photography to win earlier on this afternoon. "What can you say? He's always been a very good animal and his owners have been very patient with him. He's had a gelding operation, a wind operation and now he's four-years-old, he's only just beginning to repay them. "He's in both the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket and the Challenge Cup at Ascot and I'm leaning towards the latter with him. Will (Buick) got off him and said that a stiff seven furlongs would suit and Ryan (Moore) said the same thing after he rode him recently at Haydock. "His owner is keen on trying him at seven furlongs as well so that's probably where he'll go. He's a half-brother to a Grade One winner in the States (Grand Couturier) who won over a mile and a half so there's every chance he could stay further but he's shown so much speed recently that there's not much point in changing a winning formula. "That's the first double of my career. I set myself two targets this year - to have a double and to train a Group One winner. I don't think I'll do the latter but this fellow has given me a Glorious Goodwood winner and he's now won at the Leger meeting so we're very happy." LEADING TRAINER AT THE END OF DAY FOUR OF THE LADBROKES ST LEGER FESTIVAL NAME                             1st                        2nd                       3rd Saeed bin Suroor          3                            2                            1 Charlie Hills                   3                            1                            2 David Barron                 2                            1                            - Olly Stevens                  2                            -                             1 Hugo Palmer                  2                            -                             - John Gosden                 1                            2                            1 Richard Hannon            1                            1                            2 Richard Fahey               1                            1                            1 Michael Bell                   1                            -                             1 George Baker                1                            -                             - James Bethell                1                            -                             - Clive Brittain                   1                            -                             1 Gerard Butler                 1                            -                             - Luca Cumani                 1                            2                            - Charlie Appleby             1                            1                            1 Kevin Ryan                    1                            1                            - Roger Varian                 1                            1                            - Ed Dunlop                      1                            -                             1 Aidan O'Brien (Ire)        1                            -                             - David Simcock              1                            -                             - Edward Lynam (Ire)      1                            -                             - John Fanshawe             -                             2                            - Ralph Beckett                -                             2                            - Karl Burke                      -                             1                            1 Mark Johnston               -                             1                            1 Marco Botti                -                             1                              - David Brown                 -                             1                            - Mick Channon               -                             1                            - Chris Dwyer                  -                             1                            - Tim Easterby                 -                             1                            - Brian Ellison                  -                             1                            - David Elsworth              -                             1                            - Rod Millman                   -                             1                            - Jamie Osborne              -                             1                            - Michael Wigham            -                             1                            - Henry Candy                  -                             -                             1 Peter Chapple-Hyam    -                             -                             1 Scott Dixon                    -                             -                             1 William Haggas             -                             -                             1 Ron Harris                     -                             -                             2 Alan Jarvis                     -                             -                             1 Ed McMahon                 -                             -                             1 Brian Meehan                -                             -                             1 Paul Midgley                   -                             -                             1 David O'Meara              -                             -                             1 David Wachman (Ire)   -                             -                             1 John Quinn                    -                             -                             1 LEADING JOCKEY AT THE END OF DAY FOUR OF THE LADBROKES ST LEGER FESTIVAL NAME                             1st                        2nd                       3rd William Buick                 4                            3                            3 Silvestre de Sousa         3                            3                            1 Graham Gibbons           2                            2                            - Jamie Spencer              2                            1                            2 Ryan Moore                   1                            2                            1 Andrea Atzeni                1                            2                            - James Doyle                  1                            2                            - Jim Crowley                    1                            2                            1 Richard Hughes              1                            1                            2 Mickael Barzalona           1                            1                            2 Paul Hanagan                 1                            -                             2 Robert Winston              1                            -                             1 Wayne Lordan               1                            -                             1 Harry Bentley                 1                            -                             - Ted Durcan                    1                            -                             - Robert Havlin                 1                            -                             - Martin Lane                   1                            -                             - Paul Mulrennan             1                            -                             - Willie Supple                  1                            -                             - Joseph O'Brien              1                            -                             - Patrick Mathers             1                            -                             - Graham Lee                    -                             1                            2 Frankie Dettori                -                             1                            1 Joe Fanning                    -                             1                            1 Duran Fentiman             -                             1                            - Tony Hamilton               -                             1                            - Joey Haynes                 -                             1                            - Gay Kelleway                -                             1                            - Jimmy McCarthy           -                             1                            - Robert Tart                     -                             1                            - Kieren Fallon                 -                             1                            - Daniel Tudhope             -                             -                             2 Jimmy Fortune               -                             -                             1 Dane O'Neill                  -                             -                             1 Tom Queally                  -                             -                             1 Shane Kelly                   -                             -                             1 Martin Dwyer                 -                             -                             1