Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. HARBOUR LAW’S chance in the £700,000 Ladbrokes St Leger has been boosted by the prospect of rain ahead of the final Classic of the season at Doncaster on Saturday. Harbour Law, trained by Laura Mongan at Epsom, impressed this column when coming off…
By Simon Jackson. Connections of the French-trained Vengeur Masque are hoping for a big run in the £694,300 Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The Mikel Delzangles-trained son of Monsun races in the colours of the powerful Wildenstein Stables who won the 1976 St Leger with Crow for Daniel Wildenstein. A winner…
By Simon Jackson. Ralph Beckett was second in the 2013 Ladbrokes St Leger with Talent and hopes to go one better with Simple Verse after she was supplemented for £50,000 to run in this year’s race. A maximum field of eight runners are set to contest the last Classic race of the season that is…
By Simon Jackson. Connections of Storm The Stars hope to reap the benefits of a long-term plan when he contests Saturday’s £694,300 Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. Storm The Stars was third to Golden Horn in the Investec Derby at Epsom in early June before finishing second to Golden Horn’s stablemate Jack Hobbs…
By Simon Jackson. Aidan O’Brien revealed he has not made a final decision on the rider of St Leger joint-favourite Order Of St George and his two other runners in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. O’Brien is set to saddle three of the eight starters in the Group 1 contest where he has…
By Simon Jackson. Aidan O’Brien believes there is little to separate his trio Bondi Beach, Order Of St George and Fields Of Athenry in the Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The Irish maestro looks set to saddle three of the maximum field of eight runners in the last Classic race of…
By Simon Jackson. Connections of Storm The Stars believe he will benefit from the step up in distance and is ‘the one to beat’ in the Ladbrokes St Leger where 12 acceptors remain. The William Haggas-trained colt won the Group 2 Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes over 12 furlongs at York last week where he prevailed…
By Simon Jackson. Kingston Hill is best priced at 12-1 for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe next month after landing the £650,000 Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The one and a quarter length victory secured the first Classic success for trainer Roger Varian and rider Andrea Atzeni. The win proved just reward in…
By Simon Jackson. Roger Varian is confident Derby runner-up Kingston Hill will stay the 14 and a half furlongs of the Ladbrokes St Leger as 15 runners remain in the £650,000 contest at Doncaster on Saturday. The 2013 Racing Post Trophy winner justified connections’ high opinion when putting a disappointing run in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas behind him to finish a one and a quarter…
By Simon Jackson. Sir Michael Stoute could be represented by Snow Sky and Kings Fete in the Ladbrokes St Leger, following news that the Khalid Abdullah-owned pair are amongst the 21 remaining entries. Snow Sky first flagged his credentials when landing the Listed Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield in May. His three starts since then…
