Eldar Eldarov and David Egan win the Cazoo St Leger Stakes Group 1 Doncaster Photo Healy RacingThe St Leger is the final and oldest Classic of the British Flat season when star stayers head into battle over a distance of one mile and six furlongs at Doncaster racecourse.
Staged in mid-September, the Group 1 is open to colts and fillies aged three and the St Leger betting is often competitive, serving up plenty of opportunity for punters to find good value. See a full odds comparison for the 2023 St Leger.
The St Leger Doncaster is the third leg of the ‘Triple Crown’ which hasn’t been won since 1970 when Nijinksy took the coveted title when landing all three legs - the 2,000 Guineas, the Derby and the St Leger. Camelot came close by landing the first two legs in 2012 only to be finish runner up to 25-1 shot Encke in the final leg.
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Current St Leger Odds:
3.351m. 6f. 115yds. 9 Declared.Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1 ) of £743,000.00 3-y-o
1st - €421,355.00 2nd - €159,745.00 3rd - €79,947.00 4th - €39,825.00 5th - €19,986.00 6th - €10,030.00 Going - Soft-Good to Soft in places on straight course.
The final declarations for the 2023 St Leger will be revealed once trainers have declared their horses to run 48 hours prior to the race.
You can find a full list of the runners on our detailed racecards which show St Leger betting odds, horses, jockeys, statistics, trainer/jockey form and the previous form of the horses.
The following contenders are the current market leaders for this year’s St Leger:
Gregory - Royal Ascot winner and three-time winning colt Gregory heads the market for this year’s St Leger. Although beaten last time out in the Great Voltigeur at York, the Golden Horn colt is popular to bounce back to winning ways.
Continuous - also among market principals, this Aidan O’Brien-trained three-year-old has been consistent this season finally landing a big prize in the Group 2 last time.
Desert Hero - Gordon Stakes winner and tough stayer Desert Hero is towards to top of the market to take to 2023 St Leger. Owned by the King, this son of Sea The Stars is also a Royal Ascot winner and has progressed nicely for trainer William Haggas.
Middle Earth - recently thrust into the St Leger picture after winning the Melrose Stakes at York by one and a half lengths. A late supplement at the cost of £50,000.
The St Leger is the highlight of the four-day meeting at Doncaster along with the Doncaster Cup. Both races present plenty of opportunity to unearth good value as the best horses head into battle. Editor Vincent Finegan is here to guide you with your St Leger betting and help you to find winners along the way.
Vincent, who lives on the Curragh in Co. Kildare, is the editor of irishracing.com and has almost 40 years experience in the horse racing industry. He writes a weekly blog on this website covering all aspects of the sport and presents our Irish Angle video show on Mondays. He is a dual winner of The Irish Field naps table.
Coltrane must give weight away to his rivals in this Group Two staying contest, but is admirably consistent and is very capable of doing so. He beat Trueshan by a neck in a thrilling renewal of this race last year and it would be no surprise to see a similar result again.
Gregory lost his unbeaten record when finishing third to Continuous at York, but is a confident choice to reverse that form over this longer trip. Frankie Dettori made a lot of use of Gregory over 1m4f at York, knowing the distance was on the sharp side for this thorough stayer. With an extra 2 furlongs to cover this time there will be less pressure on Gregory to force the pace and he should be able to out-stay his rivals at the finish.
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Desert Hero and Tom Marquand win at Goodwood in AugustÃâ€Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚© Photo Healy RacingForty six years have passed since Dunfermline secured victory in the Doncaster showpiece for the late Queen. The Queen also achieved success as an owner in top-flight races, including the 2000 Guineas, the 1000 Guineas, and the Oaks.
Desert Hero has already etched his name in history by giving the newly-crowned King and Queen their first-ever win at Royal Ascot, when he triumphed in the King George V Stakes in June. Since then, he has bolstered his chances of winning the St. Leger by winning the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood.
Trainer William Haggas was delighted with the performance of the Sea The Stars colt on his most recent victory. However, despite high expectations from the racing punters as he heads to the Town Moor this weekend, Haggas is keeping his enthusiasm in check:
“He’s in good form and doing well — he worked this morning and he went nicely. He’s done now so we just have to hope for the best,” he told Sky Sports Racing.
“He was impressive at Goodwood with cut in the ground and he won on top of the ground at Royal Ascot, so I don’t think that bothers him too much."
Arrest and Frankie Dettori winning The BetVictor Geoffrey Freer Stakes August 23 Healy RacingÃâ€Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚© Photo Healy RacingArrest, one of the market leaders for the St Leger, trained by John and Thady Gosden will welcome wet weather at Doncaster to turn the ground in his favour.
The son of Frankel won the Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury last month, however Frankie Dettori stressed the need for rain-softened ground if he is to produce his best.
Recent hot weather threatened his chances of lining up on Saturday, but the rain has come and Doncaster was good to soft, soft in places on Tuesday afternoon.
Barry Mahon of owners Juddmonte said: “He’s in good shape, I think John and Thady are both happy with how he’s training.
“We’re just keeping an eye on the weather forecast because it looks to be changing a bit, it looked a bit unlikely that we’d be running last week but I think they’ve had a bit more rain than was anticipated and there looks to be more to come.
“At the minute we’re very much on track for Saturday, we’ll just monitor the ground later in the week.”
Below you can see the past ten winners of the St Leger at Doncaster. You will notice trainer Aidan O’Brien has an outstanding record in the race, having won it three times since 2013.
Year
Horse
Trainer/Jockey
2022
Eldar Eldarov
Roger Varian/David Egan
2021
Hurricane Lane
Charlie Appleby/William Buick
2020
Galileo Chrome
Joseph O’Brien/Tom Marquand
2019
Logician
John Gosden/Frankie Dettori
2018
Kew Gardens
Aidan O’Brien/Ryan Moore
2017
Capri
2016
Harbour Law
Laura Mongan/George Baker
2015
Simple Verse
Ralph Beckett/Andrea Atzeni
2014
Kingston Hill
Roger Varian/Andrea Atzeni
2013
Leading Light
Aidan O’Brien/Joseph O’Brien
The 2023 St Leger will be staged on September 16, 2023 at Doncaster Racecourse.
The St Leger Festival takes place over four days from Thursday September 14 - Sunday September 17.
The St Leger 2023 will be run at 3.35pm.
The current favourite is Gregory for trainers John and Thady Gosden and owners Wathnan Racing.
Gregory is 3-1, Arrest 9-2, Continuous 100-30, Desert Hero 9-2, Middle Earth 13-2, 10-1 bar.
