The second afternoon of the St Leger Festival at Doncaster brings with it the Park Hill Stakes and May Hill Stakes, both Group 2 contests for fillies being entirely appropriate on ‘Ladies Day’ at Town Moor.
They are the centrepieces on a valuable card which also includes a £200,000 Sales Race for two-year-olds and the ‘Carrie Red’ Fillies’ Nursery worth £50,000.
The May Hill was won in 2017 by the much-loved Laurens en route to taking the Fillies’ Mile the following month at Newmarket, while the Park Hill was landed in 2016 by Simple Verse, winner of the St Leger 12 months previous. John Gosden, Luca Cumani and Ralph Beckett have shared the last six renewals between them.
The 2YO Sales race is one of the most valuable of its type on the British calendar and will attract contenders from the most powerful yards.
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The full second day programme is below.
| TIME | RACE | DISTANCE | CONDITIONS/PRIZEMONEY |
| 1.10pm | CONDITIONS STAKES | 1m2f | 3YO+ £20,000.00 |
| 1.40pm | ‘CARRIE RED’ FILLIES’ NURSERY HANDICAP STAKES | 6½f | 2YO £50,000.00 |
| 2.10pm | MAY HILL STAKES (Group 2) | 1m | 2YO £60,000.00 |
| 2.40pm | £200,000 2YO SALES STAKES | 6½f | 2YO £200,000.00 |
| 3.15pm | PARK HILL FILLIES’ STAKES (Group 2) | 1m6½f | 3YO+ £80,000.00 |
| 3.45pm | HANDICAP STAKES | 7f | 3YO £25,000.00 Rating 81-100 |
| 4.15pm | DONCASTER LADY RIDERS HANDICAP STAKES | 6f | 3YO+ £15,000.00 Rating 71-90 |
St Leger Festival Day 2: Ladies Day Racecard September 10th 2020
A look at the make-up of the second afternoon at Doncaster’s St Leger Festival with information on all seven races and some previous winners of the feature events on Ladies Day.
Race 1 – 1.10pm – CONDITIONS STAKES (1m2f)
The second afternoon of the St Leger Meeting gets underway with a Conditions contest over a mile-and-a-quarter open to horses aged three-years and up.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Fox Tal | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 16/1 |
| 2018 | Euginio | Richard Hannon | Ryan Moore | 11/8 |
| 2017 | Mount Logan | Roger Varian | Andrea Atzeni | 2/1 |
Race 2 – 1.40pm – ‘CARRIE RED’ FILLIES’ NURSERY HANDICAP STAKES (6½f)
This fillies’ nursery carries a very decent pot and will routinely be won by a decent sort; trainers Richard Hannon and Richard Fahey boast excellent credentials on past performances and horses with Doncaster experience tend to do well.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Graceful Magic | Eve Johnston Houghton | Charles Bishop | 5/1jfav |
| 2018 | Stay Classy | Richard Spencer | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 2017 | Ellthea | Karl Burke | Clifford Lee | 8/1 |
Race 3 – 2.10pm – MAY HILL STAKES (Group 2, 1m)
The May Hill Stakes is a mile contest for the two-year-old fillies and attracts some of the leading fillies of the season. This race often acts as a stepping stone towards the Group 1 Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket in October, with Laurens (2017) the last to complete the double.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Powerful Breeze | Hugo Palmer | James Doyle | 6/1 |
| 2018 | Fleeting | Aidan O’Brien | Donnacha O’Brien | 12/1 |
| 2017 | Laurens | Karl Burke | PJ McDonald | 11/4fav |
Race 4 – 2.40pm – £200,000 2YO SALES STAKES (6½f)
This is one of the most valuable two-year-old Sales races on the calendar and routinely attracts a strong field. Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy combined in 2019 to win with King’s Lynn in the Royal silks of Her Majesty the Queen.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | King’s Lynn | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 |
| 2018 | The Great Heir | Kevin Ryan | Adrian Mullen | 33/1 |
| 2017 | Laugh A Minute | Roger Varian | Andrea Atzeni | 12/1 |
Race 5 – 3.15pm – PARK HILL FILLIES’ STAKES (Group 2, 1m6½f)
Sometimes known as the Fillies’ St Leger, the Park Hill Stakes is run over the same course and distance as the Classic race. This race is open to fillies’ aged three-years and up and in 2016 Ralph Beckett’s Simple Verse returned to Town Moor to win this contest a year after her memorable Leger success.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Enbihaar | John Gosden | Jim Crowley | 6/5fav |
| 2018 | God Given | Luca Cumani | Jamie Spencer | 5/1 |
| 2017 | Alyssa | Ralph Beckett | Pat Dobbs | 25/1 |
Race 6 – 3.45pm – HANDICAP STAKES (7f)
The penultimate race on the Thursday afternoon at the St Leger Festival is a 7f handicap with a ceiling rating of 100 open to three-year-old’s only.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Mutamaasik | Roger Varian | Jim Crowley | 5/6fav |
| 2018 | Best Alliance | Richard Fahey | Paul Hanagan | 20/1 |
| 2017 | Lahore | Roger Varian | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/2fav |
Race 7 – 4.15pm – DONCASTER LADY RIDERS HANDICAP STAKES (6f)
A handicap sprint over the straight six-furlongs to round out the action on the second day at Doncaster. This race is open to horses aged three-years and up.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Saluti | Paul Midgley | Georgia Cox | 9/1 |
| 2018 | Big Lachie | Mark Loughnane | Miss J Cooley | 12/1 |
| 2017 | Bucaneers Vault | Paul Midgley | Georgia Cox | 9/1 |
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