Grosvenor Square a serious player for St Leger as Aidan O'Brien continues to dominate Classics betting into next year
Grosvenor Square didn't look anything special on his first two runs of the season but the picture has changed markedly since his distant third in the Chester Vase was followed by a distant seventh (of eight) in the Irish Derby.
The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt is now as short as 8-1 for the St Leger after a 20-length romp at the Curragh on Saturday. That effort backed up his previous good run in the Curragh Cup, in which he just got collared by stablemate Tower Of London close home with seven lengths back to Vauban in third.
He has to be a serious player at Doncaster in a race that looks highly likely to go back to Ballydoyle, with Jan Brueghel, Los Angeles, Illinois and Highbury all legitimate contenders.
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- Montassib an obvious Champions Sprint contender - but this 40-1 shot should also come into consideration for Ascot
- Sandown winner looks value at 20-1 for 2,000 Guineas - and a juvenile caught my eye at the Curragh for next year's Oaks
- Vauban keeps my Melbourne dream alive - now I've got my eye on another Mullins star at 14-1 for the Cesarewitch
- Aidan O'Brien is dominating the juvenile scene - but one colt did beat Ballydoyle last week and 40-1 for the Derby is generous
- A big week for Aidan O'Brien and my portfolio as this ante-post proposition halves in price for autumn target