Doncaster, St Leger festival · Group 1 · Classic
St Leger 2026
Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Doncaster · 1m 6½f
The world's oldest Classic, first run in 1776, and the final leg of the English Triple Crown over an extended mile and three-quarters at Doncaster.
Runners & odds
1EnceladusRecord & reads with ProBacked in34.0 → 3.33.3
2Christmas DayRecord & reads with Pro4.8 → 3.53.5
3Pierre BonnardRecord & reads with ProBacked in10.0 → 5.65.6
4HighwaymanRecord & reads with Prosteady12.5
5HatteenRecord & reads with Prosteady18.0
6Amelia EarhartRecord & reads with Pro60.0 → 30.030.0
7AldermanRecord & reads with Pro32.0 → 30.030.0
8GaliyanRecord & reads with Pro17.0 → 50.050.0
9Golden StoryRecord & reads with Prosteady80.0
10Rebel RockerRecord & reads with Prosteady100.0
11ActionRecord & reads with Pro75.0 → 150.0150.0
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St Leger 2026: the market right now
Enceladus is favourite for the St Leger 2026 at 9/4 (3.30), ahead of Christmas Day at 5/2 (3.55). 11 horses are priced in the antepost market, which is read from the Betfair exchange once a day and has been tracked here for 65 days. The race is run on 12 September 2026 at Doncaster over 1m 6½f.
Enceladus, Pierre Bonnard have been backed since we started tracking. Movement is measured against this market's own first reading, not against a bookmaker's board, so it shows where money has actually gone.
These are entries rather than the final field. When the St Leger field is declared a few days before the race, every runner is scored across the bot's 15 signals and the result settles in public afterwards, win or lose.
About the St Leger
The eternal question is stamina: the market spends all summer arguing about which Derby-generation horse truly stays.
How the St Leger has gone
2025
Doncaster · 7 ran · Soft
- 1stScandinavia (USA)2303
- 2ndRahiebb (GB)Bot pick32115
- 3rdStay True (IRE)1786.5
- 4thLambourn (IRE)2163.75
Placings, starting prices and the bot’s score on the day, from our own archive. Every horse links to its full record. Past results never guarantee future ones.
St Leger - your questions
When is the St Leger 2026?
The St Leger is run at Doncaster on Saturday, 12 September 2026. It is a Group 1 · Classic over 1m 6½f, part of Doncaster, St Leger festival.
Who are the runners and riders in the St Leger 2026?
11 horses are currently in the antepost market for the St Leger, listed above with their live exchange price and how it has moved. That list is the entries, not the final field - jockeys are confirmed at declaration time, a few days before the race, and this page swaps to the declared runners with the bot's full scoring the moment they are published.
What are the odds for the St Leger 2026?
Every entry's live Betfair price is on this page, updated daily, along with the direction it has moved since we started tracking. Prices before declaration are antepost prices - they will change, sometimes sharply, as the season's trials are run.
Will the St Leger runners be scored by the bot?
Yes. Doncaster is on our racecard, so when the final field for the St Leger is declared, every runner is scored across the same 15 signals used on every other UK and Irish race that day - and the result settles in public afterwards, win or lose.
Why back the St Leger antepost rather than on the day?
Antepost prices are bigger because the risk is bigger - your selection has to get to September fit, in training and declared. What this page adds is the shape of the market over time: a horse that has halved in price since the spring is telling you something a single day's price cannot.
What does antepost mean?
Antepost betting is backing a horse before the final field is declared - often months before the race. Prices are usually bigger than they will be on the day, because there is more that can go wrong: the horse has to stay fit, stay in training and be entered and declared to run.
What happens to an antepost bet if the horse does not run?
On a traditional antepost bet, the stake is lost if your horse does not line up - there is no refund for a non-runner. That is the trade for the bigger price. Markets priced 'non-runner no bet' return the stake instead, and bookmakers usually switch to those terms closer to the race. Check the terms before you bet; we do not place bets and this is not advice.
Where do the odds on this page come from?
Live from the Betfair exchange, read and stored every day. That means the prices here are what people are actually trading at rather than a bookmaker's board, and because we keep every day's reading we can also show which way each horse has moved - the steamers and the drifters - rather than only where it stands today.
Is this page free?
The market, the movers and the entries are free and need no account. What is behind an account is the bot's own read: each entry's record dialled into the course and distance, and, once the final field is declared, the full 15-signal score on every runner.
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