St Leger countdown continues but late summer could scupper some Classic plans
John and Thady Gosden could have three runners in next weekend’s Betfred St Leger and two of their contenders, Gregory (Robert Havlin) and Middle Earth (Kieran O’Neill), matched strides on the Al Bahathri Polytrack on Saturday morning with little to choose between them.
They are set to be joined by Lion’s Pride, who went well in a similar pairing, but stablemate Arrest, who caught the eye in a solo exercise, will need a substantial thunderstorm or two to hit Doncaster if he is to fulfil his engagement in the world’s oldest Classic.
Chesspiece camp hopeful of rain
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