The 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger, the 234th running of the world’s oldest Classic, has attracted 12 horses at today’s five-day stage, headed by the clear market leader, Godolphin’s Rewilding.

Day three of the 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Friday, 10 September, features the £100,000 Group Two Doncaster Cup (2.40pm), run over two and a quarter miles and the oldest race run under the Rules of Racing.

Day two of the 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Thursday, 9 September, is DFS Ladies Day and in addition to all the fine fashion on display, fillies and mares take centre stage on the track in the £100,000 Group Two DFS Park Hill Stakes (3.45pm), popularly known as the “Fillies’ St Leger”.

Irish handler Eoin Griffin is hopeful that Admiral Barry can continue his excellent form on the Flat with victory in the £160,000 totesport.com Cesarewitch after the five-year-old was allotted 8st 5lb for the prestigious two and a quarter mile heritage handicap at Newmarket on Champions' Day, Saturday, 16th October.

Michael Dods, whose County Durham yard is starting to fire once again after a lean summer, is weighing up the £160,000 totesport.com Cambridgeshire (3.40pm) for three of his stable stalwarts at Newmarket on Saturday, 2nd October. 

Ed McMahon is enjoying a purple patch with Astrophysical Jet’s Group Three triumph in Ireland the pick of four winners in the last 12 days and the Staffordshire trainer is hoping another of his speedsters can continue the good run at Doncaster’s four-day Ladbrokes St Leger Festival next week.