Doncaster St Leger Festival Day One (Wed Sep 8th )

Day one of Doncaster's St Leger festival ,with the feature race the group three Sceptre Fillies at 3.25.

Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo+) Winner £45,368 12 runners 7f6y Good To Firm SKY (STALLS Centre)

 

race conditions  £80,000 guaranteed For  3yo+ fillies & mares Weights  3yo 8st 12lb; 4yo+ 9st 2lb Penalties  after March 31st, 2021, a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb; of a Group 2 race 5lb; of a Group 1 race 7lb Weight for age  3yo from 4yo 4lb Entries  25 pay £400 Penalty value  1st  £45,368.00 2nd  £17,200.00 3rd  £8,608.00 4th  £4,288.00 5th  £2,152.00 6th  £1,080.00 

 

 Just Beautiful heads the market at around 4-1 ,though was slighty disappointing in France last time when beaten odds on favourite at Deauville over mile in group three contest,should be suited by return to 7f ,though will still need career best to land this stronger looking group three contest .

 

The fast improving HIGHFIELD PRINCESS should go well after finishing excellent second in group two City Of York Stakes last time .That was career best effort, finishing 1.5 lenghs behind the useful Space Blues in what looked fair group two contest .Has been in good form this season ,winning three times ,including winning Buckingham Palace stakes at Royal Ascot on fast ground .Odds around 4-1 look fair value .

 

Of the others Double Or Bubble is very consistent filly ,only finishing outside the first two ,once in nine starts ,including finishing decent 2nd at Goodwood last time in group three company,should be thereabouts, though has to reverse Chelmsford form with Highfield Princess .

 

The Irish raider Wren's Breath looks the dark horse of the race ,after winning 6f Listed race at Naas on only her second start , looks open to plenty improvement over this longer trip ,with Hollie Doyle looking interesting jockey booking ,though will probably need improve around 10lb to land this group three contest .

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DONCASTER  SELECTIONS :

HIGHFIELD PRINCESS 3.25 DONCASTER SCEPTRE STAKES G3

1PT WIN @ 4-1 BET365 * 

(FOURTH SP 4-1 LOSS £100.00)