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Five and a half furlongs at Doncaster produces the Portland, a famous sprint handicap where a big field and the powerful influence of the draw combine into a genuine puzzle. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Doncaster's Group 2 over seven furlongs draws milers and sprinters together into a competitive autumn test of tactical speed, an in-between trip that produces genuinely open contests. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Known as the Fillies' Leger, this Group 2 race sends staying fillies and mares an extended mile and three-quarters on Doncaster's galloping track, a searching test of stamina. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Juvenile fillies contest a Group 2 mile at Doncaster, a race whose winners have a habit of returning to contest the following spring's fillies' classics at the highest level. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Doncaster's Mallard is a staying handicap over an extended mile and six furlongs, run at the Leger Festival, where stamina and a kind assessment both count. Our trends guide covers the profile and shortlist.

Two-year-old colts contest a Listed race over seven furlongs at Doncaster, a useful guide to which juveniles are progressing towards a genuinely serious level of competition. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Five furlongs of juvenile speed at Doncaster, this Group 2 is a headlong dash where a fast break and natural pace count for more than anything else in the field. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Britain's oldest continuously run race sends stayers an extended two miles at Doncaster, a Group 2 forming the final leg of the season's Stayers' Triple Crown. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Two-year-olds meet at Doncaster in a contest that often gives an early indication of which juveniles hold the scope for considerably better things as they progress. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Seven furlongs of valuable Leger Festival handicapping, where the handicapper's assessment carries real weight and a big field makes for an absorbing puzzle. Our trends guide covers the profile and shortlist.