St Leger: Illinois heads Aidan O’Brien trio at Doncaster


Aidan O’Brien has three of the seven runners for the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

The Irish coach, in search of an eighth triumph on the planet’s oldest Basic, will run Illinois, Jan Brueghel and Grosvenor Sq..

Illinois received the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot earlier than ending second to Irish Derby winner Los Angeles within the Nice Voltigeur Stakes at York.

Wayne Lordan takes the trip with O’Brien’s secure jockey Ryan Moore in motion at Irish Champions Weekend.

Irish Oaks winner You Acquired To Me was added at a value of £50,000 as a supplementary entry for the Leger – which presents £420,000 to the winner – by homeowners Valmont and Newsells Park Stud.

Coach Ralph Beckett isn’t shy of working fillies towards the colts within the City Moor showpiece, profitable it with Easy Verse, ending second with Expertise and third with Look Right here.

Irish Derby runner-up Sunway, educated by David Menuisier, can be partnered by Christophe Soumillon as common pilot Oisin Murphy is driving in Canada.

Owen Burrows’ Deira Mile, who was fourth within the Derby at Epsom, and Andrew Balding’s outsider Wild Waves full the sphere for the race at 15:40 BST on Saturday.

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