{"id":4792,"date":"2024-09-13T07:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T07:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2024-09-13T09:35:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:35:08","slug":"st-leger-2024-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/st-leger-2024-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"St Leger 2024 Trends: Does Market Leader Illinois Tick The Key Doncaster Stats?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use our key St Leger 2024 trends ahead of the final British Classic horse race of the season. The Aidan O’Brien-trained Illinois is one of the big fancies for the race – but does the talented 3 year-old tick the main Doncaster stats?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trainer Aidan O’Brien Is Looking For His Eighth St Leger Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The St Leger 2024<\/strong> will once again revolve around trainer Aidan O’Brien as the Ballydoyle handler will be looking for his eighth success in the race.<\/p>\n

O’Brien will have a strong hand once more with his Galileo colt Illinois<\/strong> the one heading most of the markets with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was only last month (Aug 21st) when horse racing<\/a> fans last saw Illinois in action, when a neck second to stablemate Los Angeles in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at the York Ebor Festival<\/a> (watch below).<\/p>\n

That race has often been a good guide ahead of the Doncaster classic – with 9 of the last 22 St Leger winners also taking in that race and three doing the double over that period.<\/p>\n

The good news for his backers too is that his conqueror that day Los Angeles is expected to miss the St Leger <\/a>– with that horse heading to Leopardstown to take in the Irish Champion Stakes<\/a>, before – maybe – a tilt at the Arc at Longchamp.<\/p>\n

Read on as we look at the St Leger 2024 in more detail and if the big fancy Illinois has any big stats against him landing the race.<\/p>\n