The One Stop Racing resident expert previews all seven races live on ITV on Saturday afternoon as the ITV cameras go to the St Leger at Doncaster with supporting cards from Chester and the Irish Champion Stakes from Leopardstown.
ITV Races
1.45 Doncaster COPPER KNIGHT E/W – Well drawn in the form of his life and proved he stays this 5½ furlongs when winning at York.
2.00 Chester ALOUNAK – Always runs his race, winning form on soft and has the fitness edge over last years winner ALIGNAK who my just need the run after a year on the side-lines.
2.20 Doncaster LUSAIL – This Dual Group 2 winner who won over this trip on similar going in June. Looked to have plenty in hand when winning the July Stakes and the Gimcrack and can lower the colours of the odds on favourite REACH FOR THE MOON despite conceding 3lb.
2.35 Chester – NUIT ST GEORGE – Now favourite after the defection of early market leader MANCINI. These soft conditions are ideal and he can make all from stall 1.
2.45 Leopardstown – ST MARKS BASILICA – No Bet – Impossible to oppose chasing his 6th successive Group 1.
3.00 Doncaster – GLORIOUS JOURNEY – Plenty of experience at this level, can see off the youngster LANEQASH and the handicapper DANYAH.
3.35 Doncaster – INTERPRETATION E/W – HURRICANE LANE will be all the rage and his presence in the line-up makes the market lopsided so there is plenty of each way value on offer. With the Irish fielding 6 of the 10 strong field tactics could well play a part in proceedings and Godolphin’s superstar may not get things his own way. The proven stayer in the field is INTERPRETATION who could just make every yard.
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