As one of the biggest races of the season, the runners and riders for the St Leger will go down in British racing history. This is because the race is closing in on 250 years of age, making it the oldest British Classic, ensuring the winner is writing their name on a storied record book.

Below are the runners for the 2026 St Leger at Doncaster:

St Leger Runners 2026

15:35 Doncaster

Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)

• Going Good
• Distance 1m 6f 115y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Flat Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 11
• Win Time 3m 3s

Prize Money

• 1st £396,970
• 2nd £150,500
• 3rd £75,320
• 4th £37,520
• 5th £18,830
• 6th £9,450

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 8 (7) 1 tip Highwayman W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

11/1 (Won)

J: Saffie Osborne T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: 101 RPR: 115 Form: 900811

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2nd 4 (9) 7 tips Enceladus OUR TIP W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

5/2

J: Billy Loughnane T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: 112 RPR: 125 Form: 33-111

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3rd 11 (6) Amelia Earhart W: 9st 0lb Age: 3 yo Filly

22/1

J: Tom Marquand T: A P O’Brien

OR: 104 RPR: 120 Form: -16552

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4th 2 (2) Alderman W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

40/1

J: Rossa Ryan T: Richard Hannon

OR: 106 RPR: 118 Form: 73-255

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5th 5 (1) Galiyan W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

40/1

J: Daniel Tudhope T: Andrew Balding

OR: 106 RPR: 122 Form: 41625

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6th 9 (4) Pierre Bonnard W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

3/1

J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O’Brien

OR: 116 RPR: 130 Form: -72732

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7th 7 (3) 1 tip Hatteen W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

22/1

J: Faleh Bughenaim T: Andrew Balding

OR: 96 RPR: 112 Form: 5-2212

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8th 10 (10) Rebel Rocker W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

100/1

J: Jason Watson T: Faye Bramley

OR: 103 RPR: 116 Form: 1-264

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9th 3 (5) 3 tips Christmas Day W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

7/4

J: Ronan Whelan T: A P O’Brien

OR: 118 RPR: 130 Form: -13123

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10th 6 (11) 1 tip Golden Story W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

33/1

J: Clifford Lee T: K R Burke

OR: 102 RPR: 114 Form: 1-314

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11th 1 (8) Action W: 9st 3lb Age: 3 yo Colt

66/1

J: Sean Levey T: A P O’Brien

OR: 109 RPR: 126 Form: 420768

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+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£29.90
Straight Forecast	£36.85
Tricast	£613.51
Trifecta	£603.30

Selections

D Express:

Golden Story

Daily Mail:

Enceladus

Daily Mirror:

Enceladus

Daily Record:

Enceladus

LAMBOURN:

Hatteen

POSTDATA:

Christmas Day

RP RATINGS:

Christmas Day

TOPSPEED:

Christmas Day

Telegraph:

Enceladus

The Guardian:

Enceladus

The Star:

Highwayman

The Sun:

Enceladus

The Times:

Enceladus

Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the St Leger?

John Scott is comfortably the most successful trainer in the history of the race, and nobody is likely to get anywhere near his tally in the near future. He recorded 16 wins during the 19th Century, so even Aidan O’Brien on six wins has a lot of work to do to get remotely close to that particular haul.

From a jockeys’ perspective, Bill Scott was the brother of John and rode the St Leger winner on nine occasions. 

Runners & Riders Past Winners