Icon Could Go Straight For Leger

Ante-post St Leger favourite Sixties Icon is more likely to go directly for the Classic at York without having another race.

Jeremy Noseda's BGC (Gordon) Stakes winner has been entered in this Saturday's Geoffrey Freer Stakes and also next Tuesday's Great Voltigeur ? but it seems likely he will bypass both engagements.

The Galileo colt justified favouritism when running out a comfortable winner at Goodwood last time, having previously finished third behind Papal Bull in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.

'Sixties Icon is in tip-top order and I have been very happy with his progress since he won at Goodwood,' he told www.jeremynoseda.com.

'I will be having a chat with his owners and making a decision on whether he has a prep race prior to the St Leger.

'However, I feel at this stage we are more than likely to head straight to York on September 9.'

Meanwhile,Noseda reported that exciting two-year-old Sander Camillo is to be aimed at the Lowther Stakes at York on August 24.

The Dixie Union filly is being prepared for a hat-trick of Group triumphs ? having landed the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and Newmarket's Cherry Hinton Stakes on her last two starts.

She rocketed to the head of the ante-post lists for next season's 1000 Guineas after running out a most impressive five-length winner of the latter.

Noseda reasoned: 'It has been decided that Sander Camillo will head to York for the Lowther as long as the ground is good or faster.'

Noseda, who won the Lowther with Carry On Katie in 2003, could be double-handed in the six-furlong contest with Bahama Mama.

'Bahama Mama will either go for the Roses Stakes or there is a possibility she could be a second runner for us in the Lowther,' he added.

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