The oldest Classic of the British flat season, the St Leger is run as the last of the five in the first couple of weeks of September. Always a fierce test of stamina, the betting odds can ensure a brilliantly competitive heat for punters.

The St Leger odds are beginning to formulate with plenty of three-year-old colts and fillies staking their claims. Here is how they bet in advance of the 2026 St Leger.

2026 St Leger Odds

15:35 Doncaster

Good To Soft

Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1)

• Flat Turf
• Turf
• 1m 6f 115y
• Class 1
• 12 runners

• First Prize: £396,970
• 2nd: £150,500
• 3rd: £75,320
• 4th: £37,520
• 5th: £18,830
• 6th: £9,450

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Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

1

Action 24 days

T: A P O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: 420768

RPR: 126

TS: 122

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

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2

Alderman 65 days

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Richard Hannon

Best Odds SP

Form: 73-255

OR: 106

RPR: 118

TS: 99

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

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3

Amelia Earhart 29 days

T: A P O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: -16552

RPR: 120

TS: 112

W: 9st 0lb

Age: 3 yo Filly

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4

Christmas Day 24 days

T: A P O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: -13123

RPR: 130

TS: 128

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

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5

Enceladus 44 days

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: 33-111

RPR: 125

TS: 108

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

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6

Galiyan 24 days

T: Andrew Balding

Best Odds SP

Form: 41625

OR: 106

RPR: 122

TS: 107

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

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7

Golden Story 85 days

T: K R Burke

Best Odds SP

Form: 1-314

OR: 102

RPR: 114

TS: 109

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

8

Hatteen 45 days

T: Andrew Balding

Best Odds SP

Form: 5-2212

OR: 96

RPR: 112

TS: 103

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

9

Highwayman 23 days

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: 900811

RPR: 115

TS: 79

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

10

Piazza San Marco 23 days

T: A P O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: 7146-3

RPR: 115

TS: 101

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

11

Pierre Bonnard 24 days

T: A P O’Brien

Best Odds SP

Form: -72732

RPR: 130

TS: 127

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

12

Rebel Rocker 28 days

T: Faye Bramley

Best Odds SP

Form: 1-264

OR: 103

RPR: 116

TS: 94

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

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Betting Forecast

Action, Alderman, Amelia Earhart, Christmas Day, Enceladus, Galiyan, Golden Story, Hatteen, Highwayman, Piazza San Marco, Pierre Bonnard, Rebel Rocker

Betting Strategies for the St Leger

You do not just have to place a bet on the horse you believe will win the St Leger. There are multiple different ways to bet on the race when the 2024 St Leger odds are more clearly sorted out.

Each Way

Finding a horse at bigger odds to place, i.e. finish in the first three positions, can feel just as fulfilling as finding a winner at shorter odds. Sometimes, you can get extra place offers which ensure you can get a payout down to fourth or even fifth if there are a lot of runners in the 2024 St Leger.

Draw Biases

The St Leger is run over 1m6f, so there is plenty of time for a horse to overcome any draw. Galileo Chrome emerged from stall 12 in 2020, the widest draw of all, so no stall is too inconvenient. Nevertheless, if your horse is one which likes to race prominently, a draw closer to the rail can be beneficial.

Without the Favourite

In 2019 and 2021, the St Leger was won by an odds-on favourite. However, those betting without the favourite would have won on runner-ups Sir Ron Priestley and Mojo Star respectively. When there is a strong favourite who looks the likeliest winner, finding the closest challenger can prove just as successful a bet.

St Leger Odds of Past 10 Winners

The last ten winners of the race can be found below, along with their St Leger odds at the starting time of the race.