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Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1)

15:35 Doncaster Sat 12 Sep 2026 1m6f115y Class 1 Good 16 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Christmas Day silks

Christmas Day

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 35%

9TH

Mr Fox says

Christmas Day (SR 130, 2/1) is the class standout in this field by a clear margin, with Pierre Bonnard (SR 123) and Enceladus (SR 120) the only others within touching distance. The form string -13123 shows consistent Group-level involvement including a recent win, and the GoingFit:+ confirms comfort on today's good ground — a meaningful edge over Enceladus (GoingFit:?) and Enceladus who has drifted 10% in the market. The Mkt:in7% move for Christmas Day confirms money is coming for the AP O'Brien yard's #1 pick here; Ronan Whelan's booking is a slight jockey concern versus the yard's top pilots, but the SR gap and market trajectory override that reservation. MarkMv:+9 is manageable at this class level given the form consistency. Each-way alternative: Pierre Bonnard. Main danger: Enceladus — Enceladus (SR 120) arrives on a hat-trick of wins (Form:33-111) and Joseph Patrick O'Brien runs this as the yard's #1 with Billy Loughnane — both strong signals — though the 10% market drift and unknown going/distance fit (both flagged '?') are genuine concerns that temper the case.

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Full result

Winner: Highwayman at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Highwayman silks Highwayman Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Saffie Osborne SP 11/1
  2. 2 Enceladus silks Enceladus Fox #3 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Billy Loughnane 9/4
  3. 3 Amelia Earhart silks Amelia Earhart A P O'Brien · Tom Marquand 25/1
  4. 4 Alderman silks Alderman Richard Hannon · Rossa Ryan 33/1
  5. 5 Galiyan silks Galiyan Andrew Balding · Daniel Tudhope 33/1
  6. 6 Pierre Bonnard silks Pierre Bonnard Fox #2 A P O'Brien · Wayne Lordan 3/1
  7. 7 Hatteen silks Hatteen Andrew Balding · Faleh Bughanaim 18/1
  8. 8 Rebel Rocker silks Rebel Rocker Faye Bramley · Jason Watson 80/1
  9. 9 Christmas Day silks Christmas Day Fox #1 A P O'Brien · Ronan Whelan 2/1
  10. 10 Golden Story silks Golden Story K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 33/1
  11. 11 Action silks Action A P O'Brien · Sean Levey 66/1
  12. — Port Of Spain silks Port Of Spain A P O'Brien · tbc
  13. — Piazza San Marco silks Piazza San Marco A P O'Brien · tbc
  14. — Zia Zabel silks Zia Zabel Harry Eustace · tbc
  15. — Del Maro silks Del Maro Charlie Appleby · tbc
  16. — Montreal silks Montreal A P O'Brien · tbc

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Christmas Day silks Christmas Day 2/1 9TH
  2. 2 Pierre Bonnard silks Pierre Bonnard 3/1 6TH
  3. 3 Enceladus silks Enceladus 9/4 🥈 2ND