St Leger 2026: Confirmed Runners, Draw, Odds and Favourite
The Derby winner has company at the top of the betting. Christmas Day and Enceladus share favouritism following Thursday’s final declarations for the St Leger 2026, with 11 runners set for Doncaster on Saturday. Christmas Day brings the Classic pedigree; Enceladus arrives with three straight wins. With the stalls allocated and jockeys booked, attention turns to which colt can finish strongest over the longer trip.
St Leger 2026 race time and key details
Saturday’s race is scheduled for 15:35 BST. The going below is the current racecard description and remains subject to change.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 12 September 2026 |
| Racecourse | Doncaster |
| Start time | 15:35 BST |
| Distance | 1m 6f 115y |
| Class | Group 1, three-year-old colts and fillies |
| Declared runners | 11 |
| Current going | Good to Soft |
| Total prize fund | £700,000 |
| Winner’s prize | £396,970 |
Confirmed St Leger 2026 runners and draw
These are the final declarations from Thursday 10 September, with the field listed in stall order. Piazza San Marco was not declared. The draw column shows starting stalls, not racecard numbers. Final declarations and jockey bookings
| Draw | Runner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galiyan | Andrew Balding | Danny Tudhope |
| 2 | Alderman | Richard Hannon | Rossa Ryan |
| 3 | Hatteen | Andrew Balding | Faleh Bughenaim |
| 4 | Pierre Bonnard | Aidan O’Brien | Wayne Lordan |
| 5 | Christmas Day | Aidan O’Brien | Ronan Whelan |
| 6 | Amelia Earhart | Aidan O’Brien | Tom Marquand |
| 7 | Highwayman | Joseph O’Brien | Saffie Osborne |
| 8 | Action | Aidan O’Brien | Sean Levey |
| 9 | Enceladus | Joseph O’Brien | Billy Loughnane |
| 10 | Rebel Rocker | Faye Bramley | Jason Watson |
| 11 | Golden Story | Karl Burke | Clifford Lee |
Christmas Day and Pierre Bonnard start alongside each other in stalls five and four. Enceladus is wider in nine. My reading is that settling into a comfortable rhythm deserves more attention than treating any stall as a decisive advantage.
St Leger odds: two horses share favouritism
The post-declaration market below has Christmas Day and Enceladus at 2/1, with Pierre Bonnard next at 3/1. These are reported prices from 10 September, rather than a live betting feed. Post-declaration market
Odds may change.
Enceladus has attracted support this week following Billy Loughnane’s booking. Tuesday’s report had him at 9/4 behind Christmas Day at 7/4; Thursday’s quoted market puts them level. Those are separate reported snapshots, so they should not be read as a tracked price history from one bookmaker. Tuesday’s market report
Who is the St Leger favourite to watch?
For me, the central question is whether Christmas Day’s established class or Enceladus’s improvement carries more weight over this trip. At the same price, there is little room to overlook either horse’s stamina questions.
