Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. STABLEMATES Hurricane Lane and Adayar head 31 entries for the £700,000 Cazoo St Leger, at Doncaster on Saturday, September 11. The Charlie Appleby-trained duo have been flag-bearers for Godolphin this season; Adayar winning the Cazoo Derby at Epsom from Mojo Star, with Hurricane Lane suffering his first defeat…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. PYLEDRIVER faces a maximum of 11 rivals in the Pertemps St Leger Stakes at Doncaster on Saturday where he bids to secure a first Classic win for trainer William Muir. The son of Harbour Watch is joint favourite at 11-4 alongside Santiago after…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. THE ST LEGER meeting at Doncaster on September 9 – 12 is scheduled to be the first to admit spectators since March, following news of a new pilot scheme for sports. Spectators were scheduled to return for the last day of Glorious Goodwood…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. AIDAN O’Brien is targeting a third successive win in the £700,000 William Hill St Leger where his entries are headed by Sir Dragonet. O’Brien has won the St Leger six times in the past 18 years; first scoring with Milan in 2001…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. KEW Gardens heads five entries for Aidan O’Brien in the final field of 12 runners for the Group 1 William Hill St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The sponsors make Kew Gardens the 15-8 second favourite behind John Gosden’s unbeaten Lah Ti…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. DONCASTER racecourse has described the going as soft, heavy in places ahead of the four day William Hill St Leger Festival which starts on Wednesday. Heavy rain on Sunday night led to an amendment of the official ground description at the south Yorkshire…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. JOSEPH O’Brien bids to become the first horseman for almost 50 years to both ride and train a British St Leger winner when he saddles Rekindling at Doncaster on September 16. The former top-flight jockey won the St Leger in 2013 on Leading…
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…
