15:40 Doncaster

Saturday 14 September 2024

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Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 6f 115y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Amended Result
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 3m 4.52s
1st
Horse silk
4
(4)
11/4j
T: A P O'BrienJ: S M Levey
Held up in touch in 4th, keen early stages, closed over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, led again final 110 yards out, stayed on well op 5/2 tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
(7)
11/4j
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, led again entering final furlong, headed 110 yards out, held towards finish tchd 5/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
(6)
28/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: Jason Watson
Held up in rear, switched right over 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on to dispute 3rd when hung left and bumped rival inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, finished 3rd, placed 4th tchd 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
nse
5
(2)
39-3
11/2
T: D MenuisierJ: C Soumillon
Held up in 5th on inside, closed from 4f out, switched right over 1f out, disputing 3rd when bumped inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, finished 4th, placed 3rd op 5/1 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
2
(3)
7/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: G M Ryan
Led, headed 3f out, no extra from over 1f out op 4/1 tchd 3/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
(1)
40/1
T: A M BaldingJ: D Tudhope
Chased leaders on inside, not much room over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no impression over 1f out tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
5
7
(5)
13/2
T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch
Held up in 6th, took keen hold, closed on outside 4f out, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 2f out op 6/1

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Result Amended

Sunway - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 3rd.
Deira Mile - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 4th.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.90, £1.90EX:£10.40Trifecta:£49.90SF:£9.64Swingers:£2.10, £3.80, £2.50

Forecasts

Jan Brueghel (11/4), Illinois (11/4), Grosvenor Square (7/2), Sunway (11/2), You Got To Me (13/2), Deira Mile (28/1), Wild Waves (40/1)

Verdict

Aidan O'Brien typically holds a strong hand as he bids for a seventh success in the oldest Classic, while Ralph Beckett tries to win this with a filly once again, but SUNWAY looks the value call. His close second in the Irish Derby puts him right up there in terms of form and the longer distance promises to suit. The unbeaten Jan Brueghel has the most potential in the field and rates the main threat, though stablemate Illinois is also well in the mix on his narrow Great Voltigeur second.

  1. SUNWAY (FR)
  2. JAN BRUEGHEL (IRE)
  3. ILLINOIS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Continuous
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 3
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £421,355.002nd: £159,745.003rd: £79,947.004th: £39,825.005th: £19,987.006th: £10,030.00

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