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2027 PJ Towey Handicap Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Doncaster Racecourse during the St Leger Festival is this handicap, which is contested over one mile and two furlongs. The race is open to runners who are aged three or older.
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St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Information:
- St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Past Winners
- St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Trainer Statistics
- St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Doncaster tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Doncaster throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.
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How competitive is the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023, when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2026 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2027 St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap races over the last 20 renewals:
- Red Gala (2:04.81) in 2007
- Anmaat (2:05.56) in 2021
- Mawatheeq (2:06.14) in 2009
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -5.00. Before placing your bet on the 2027 St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:04.81 was set by Red Gala in 2007, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2019 when Davydenko won in a time of 2:15.67 for trainer Sir Michael Stoute, who booked Ryan Moore in the saddle.
St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Past Winners
Here are the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. Also detailed are the stall from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 2:08.92 | Thunder Run (IRE) 5yo 9-12 (5 of 12) 11/4F | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
| 2025 2:07.51 | Fantasy Believer (IRE) 8yo 8-10 (1 of 9) 9/1 | Oisin Murphy Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2024 2:07.66 | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (3 of 10) 100/30F | Jack Mitchell Marco Botti (GB) |
| 2023 2:11.88 | La Yakel (GB) 4yo 9-7 (4 of 5) 13/8F | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2022 2:08.53 | Mujtaba (GB) 4yo 9-13 (7 of 11) 7/2 | Jim Crowley William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 2:05.56 | Anmaat (IRE) 3yo 9-4 (3 of 7) 11/4 | William Buick Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2020 2:07.91 | Irish Homie (IRE) 3yo 8-4 (11 of 14) 6/1 | Andrea Atzeni Jedd O'Keeffe (GB) |
| 2019 2:15.67 | Davydenko (GB) 3yo 9-7 (1 of 7) 11/10F | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2018 2:09.01 | Another Eclipse (IRE) 4yo 8-10 (1 of 10) 11/2 | Andrea Atzeni David Simcock (GB) |
| 2017 2:14.60 | Euginio (IRE) 3yo 9-4 (4 of 4) 11/4 | Andrea Atzeni Richard Hannon (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 32 placings from 175 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap over the last 20 renewals, with William Haggas, Sir Michael Stoute, and David Simcock having all won the race twice. William Haggas winners have been with Mujtaba (2022) and La Yakel (2023). Sir Michael Stoute winners have been with Red Gala (2007) and Davydenko (2019). David Simcock's winners have been with The Corsican (2014) and Another Eclipse (2018). One trainer has not had the best of times in the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap; Saeed bin Suroor has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording a win.
Here are some of the top St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Haggas | 8-2-4 | -0.87 | +0.35 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 8-2-6 | -3.15 | +1.66 |
| David Simcock | 5-2-2 | +8.00 | +4.74 |
| Richard Hannon | 6-1-1 | -2.25 | -5.00 |
| Marco Botti | 4-1-1 | +0.33 | -1.00 |
| David Barron | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.20 |
| Roger Varian | 3-1-3 | +4.00 | +3.30 |
| Jedd O'Keeffe | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.75 |
| Ed Dunlop | 3-1-1 | +2.00 | +1.40 |
| Ed Walker | 2-1-2 | +8.00 | +5.78 |
St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Andrea Atzeni, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Central Square (2016), Euginio (2017), Another Eclipse (2018) and Irish Homie (2020). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap are Ryan Moore (3 wins) and Jamie Spencer (2 wins).
Here are some of the top St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Atzeni | 7-4-5 | +17.25 | +8.45 |
| Ryan Moore | 12-3-7 | -2.15 | -0.60 |
| Jamie Spencer | 7-2-2 | +8.33 | +3.00 |
| William Buick | 8-1-1 | -4.25 | -5.28 |
| Oisin Murphy | 4-1-1 | +6.00 | +2.40 |
| Tom Marquand | 4-1-2 | -1.37 | -0.60 |
| Clifford Lee | 2-1-1 | +1.75 | +0.72 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1-1-1 | +3.33 | +2.00 |
| James Doyle | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -2.80 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -2.85 |
2027 St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Trends
Favourites' finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, (1, 2, 3, 6), 3, 2, 3, 3, 8, 8, 2, (2, 4), 7, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 5, 1
The percentage shown is the proportion of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (62%) - No bigger than 10/1
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Ran in 3 - 9 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Ran in 1 - 6 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Break of 18 - 364 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Held an OR of 81+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Not in a G3/Cl2-3/Cl6 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Fewer than 7 races (Further)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Carried 119 - 137lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Fewer than 12 races (Class)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 91+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 38+ (LTO)
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2027 St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Runners & Shortlist
The runners and the final trends shortlist for the 2027 renewal of the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap will be added once the final declarations are confirmed, which are usually 48 hours before the race.
St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +20.10, is when runners had 4 season starts.
❌ The worst-performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner, is when runners had 3 career places over the trip; when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-27.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2026: Winner in 5 (8,10) [12 Runners]
- 2025: Winner in 1 (2,8) [9 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 3 (11,6) [10 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (11,4) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap is York; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best courses, which have produced the second most winners, are Ascot and Newmarket (July); there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 174 runners, while female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 4 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap; that stallion, Pivotal, has produced 2 winners (2015,2008).
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap; that stallion is Kingman, who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Blue Waltz in 2015, winning for Luca Cumani at odds of 10/1 under the guidance of Jamie Spencer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2027 St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap
Many trainers target races as preparation for the St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap. These are the races in which the recent winners ran before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2026 - Thunder Run York - 2nd of 20 (14/1) | Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap |
| 2025 - Fantasy Believer Southwell (AW) - 7th of 11 (4/1) | Racing League Race 41 Handicap |
| 2024 - Daysofourlives Ascot - 4th of 29 (20/1) | Royal Hunt Cup |
| 2023 - La Yakel Ascot - 5th of 10 (7/4) | Shergar Cup Challenge |
| 2022 - Mujtaba Chester - 4th of 7 (9/4) | Deepbridge Handicap |
| 2021 - Anmaat Bath - 1st of 6 (7/4) | Join Casumo Today Kelston Cup Handicap |
| 2020 - Irish Homie Chester - 2nd of 13 (4/1) | School Of Hard Knocks Handicap |
| 2019 - Davydenko Newmarket (July) - 1st of 6 (5/1) | BBAG-Sales.de Handicap |
| 2018 - Another Eclipse Yarmouth - 2nd of 4 (13/8) | Peter Claringbold 65th Birthday Handicap |
| 2017 - Euginio Sandown - 5th of 13 (6/1) | BetBright Recall Handicap |
Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival races, which we cover with blogs. Each race will be linked to the race blog and will detail last year's winner in the table below.
Thursday at St Leger Festival
There are a couple of Group 2s which take centre stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival: the May Hill Stakes, where the two-year-olds feature and then the Park Hill Fillies Stakes, where the older fillies compete. We also have the 2-y-o Stakes, a valuable Class Two race.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Speed Of Sound (IRE) 2yo - 7/4 | Richard Spencer Saffie Osborne |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Night In Vegas (IRE) 2yo - 5/6 | Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop |
| May Hill Stakes | Musical Times (IRE) 2yo - 7/4 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Park Hill Stakes | Waardah (IRE) 4yo - 5/2 | Owen Burrows Callum Rodriguez |
| St Leger Festival Middle Distance Handicap | Devils Peak (GB) 3yo - 15/8 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
Friday at St Leger Festival
On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup, which is part of the British Champion Series. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday, which carries a decent purse on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Cup | Caballo De Mar (IRE) 5yo - 5/6 | George Scott Oisin Murphy |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Final Objective (IRE) 2yo - 9/4 | Hamad Al Jehani James Doyle |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Forbidden Fire (GB) 2yo - 9/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the Group 1 St Leger, takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too: the Champagne Stakes, the Portland and the Park Stakes.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne Stakes | Desert Castle (GB) 2yo - 1/1 | Charlie Appleby Billy Loughnane |
| Park Stakes | More Thunder (IRE) 5yo - 4/5 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | Air Force One (IRE) 5yo - 11/2 | Geoff Oldroyd Clifford Lee |
| St Leger | Highwayman (FR) 3yo - 11/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Saffie Osborne |
| St Leger Festival Mile Handicap | Scoville (GB) 4yo - 5/1 | William Haggas Daniel Tudhope |
| St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap | Thunder Run (IRE) 5yo - 11/4 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, with only one class one race, which is the Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f, and there are also some decent handicaps carrying good purses.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Inishbeg (IRE) 3yo - 33/1 | Kevin Ryan Jack Nicholls |
| Mallard Handicap | Valedictory (GB) 4yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
| Sceptre Stakes | Pina Sonata (GB) 4yo - 12/1 | James Fanshawe Daniel Muscutt |
| St Leger Festival Sprint Handicap | Blue Brother (FR) 5yo - 5/2 | Hamad Al Jehani Callum Rodriguez |
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We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.
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