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2026 St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Preview
Scheduled to take place at the St Leger Festival in September of each year at the Doncaster racecourse is this class two handicap, which is open to runners who are three years old or older and is run over a trip of one mile.
St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Information:
- St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Past Winners
- St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Trainer Statistics
- St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Doncaster tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. 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 Mile Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 15 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2019 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 15 renewals of the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 St Leger Festival Mile 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 Mile Handicap Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run St Leger Festival Mile Handicap races over the last 15 renewals:
- Quick Wit (1:35.72) in 2012
- Championship (1:36.06) in 2014
- Ostilio (1:37.07) in 2018
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 15 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 14 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +3.60. Before placing your bet on the 2026 St Leger Festival Mile Handicap, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 15 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2019 renewal when Qaysar from Richard Hannon under the guidance of Pat Dobbs, won in a time of 1:40.42, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Quick Wit, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by William Buick set the quickest time of 1:35.72 in the 2012 renewal.
St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Past Winners
Here are the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from 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 Mile Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:37.45 | Treble Tee (IRE) 3yo 9-3 (13 of 14) 11/5F | Oisin Murphy Simon & Ed Crisford (GB) |
| 2024 1:38.06 | Johan (GB) 7yo 9-12 (11 of 14) 18/1 | Rossa Ryan Jack Channon (GB) |
| 2023 1:38.74 | Liberty Lane (IRE) 3yo 9-1 (1 of 15) 11/2 | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
| 2022 1:38.54 | Atrium (GB) 3yo 8-11 (17 of 16) 5/1 | William Buick Charlie Fellowes (GB) |
| 2021 1:40.36 | Royal Fleet (GB) 3yo 9-1 (7 of 8) 11/8F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 1:37.39 | Matthew Flinders (GB) 3yo 8-9 (1 of 12) 5/2F | Tom Marquand Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2019 1:40.42 | Qaysar (FR) 4yo 9-10 (1 of 3) 13/8 | Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2018 1:37.07 | Ostilio (GB) 3yo 8-13 (5 of 5) 6/4F | Andrea Atzeni Simon Crisford (GB) |
| 2017 1:37.29 | Kryptos (GB) 3yo 8-3 (7 of 10) 9/2 | Nicola Currie (7lbs) John Berry (GB) |
| 2016 1:39.40 | Cant Change It (IRE) 5yo 9-4 (6 of 8) 7/1 | Jamie Spencer David Simcock (GB) |
St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap over the last 15 renewals, with both Saeed bin Suroor and Richard Hannon, who have both won the race twice. Saeed bin Suroor winners have been with Man Of Action (2011) and Quick Wit (2012). Richard Hannon winners have been with Championship (2014) and Qaysar (2019). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap; David O'Meara has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top St Leger Festival Mile Handicap trainer statistics over the last 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed bin Suroor | 5-2-3 | +9.50 | +5.50 |
| Richard Hannon | 3-2-2 | +14.63 | +7.40 |
| David Simcock | 6-1-2 | +2.00 | +4.70 |
| K R Burke | 5-1-2 | +1.50 | +3.44 |
| Marcus Tregoning | 3-1-2 | +7.00 | +5.43 |
| Hugo Palmer | 3-1-1 | +0.00 | -0.80 |
| Charlie Fellowes | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.13 |
| Simon & Ed Crisford | 2-1-1 | +1.20 | +0.38 |
| Jack Channon | 1-1-1 | +18.00 | +11.25 |
| John Berry | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.70 |
St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap over the last 15 renewals is William Buick, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Quick Wit (2012), Ascription (2013), Royal Fleet (2021) and Atrium (2022).
Here are some of the top St Leger Festival Mile Handicap jockey statistics over the last 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 8-4-5 | +10.38 | +7.60 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 7-1-3 | -4.50 | -0.36 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5-1-2 | -1.80 | +0.08 |
| Jamie Spencer | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.70 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3-1-2 | +16.00 | +10.05 |
| Frankie Dettori | 3-1-3 | +4.50 | +4.28 |
| Tom Marquand | 3-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.44 |
| Louis Steward | 2-1-2 | +8.00 | +5.43 |
| Nicola Currie | 2-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.70 |
| Clifford Lee | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.44 |
2026 St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 4, 1, 4, 8, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 5, 2, 4, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 15 / 15 (70%) - Highest Run is not G1/LST
- 15 / 15 (73%) - Achieved an RPR of 98+ (Last 5)
- 15 / 15 (73%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 15 / 15 (74%) - No bigger than 18/1
- 15 / 15 (74%) - No bigger than 50/1 (Career)
- 15 / 15 (75%) - Carried 119 - 134lbs (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (75%) - Fewer than 9 placings (Hcps)
- 15 / 15 (75%) - Held an OR of 92+
- 15 / 15 (78%) - Fewer than 7 races (Further)
- 15 / 15 (80%) - Ran in 4 - 34 races (Career)
- 15 / 15 (81%) - Had 2 - 13 placings (Career)
- 15 / 15 (82%) - No bigger than 28/1 (Career Place)
- 15 / 15 (83%) - Carried 123 - 139lbs (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (83%) - Ran in 1 - 26 races (Hcps)
- 15 / 15 (84%) - Furthest ran 1m - 1m2½f
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Doncaster racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 8+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +21.08, is when runners had a furthest trip run of 1m.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 place in the past year, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-38.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 13 (10,11) [14 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 11 (14,12) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 1 (4,8) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 17 (8,10,4) [16 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 7 (8,6) [8 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap is Goodwood; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Haydock; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Haydock last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 15 winners from a total of 154 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 4 runners.
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 Mile Handicap; that stallion is Pivotal, who has failed to produce a winner from 7 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 15 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Johan in 2024, winning for Jack Channon at odds of 18/1 under the guidance of Rossa Ryan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 15 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 St Leger Festival Mile Handicap, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the St Leger Festival Mile Handicap. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Treble Tee Goodwood - 2nd of 11 (7/2) | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap |
| 2024 - Johan Doncaster - 19th of 20 (11/1) | Lincoln Handicap |
| 2023 - Liberty Lane Newmarket (July) - 4th of 12 (19/2) | Lettergold Handicap |
| 2022 - Atrium Newbury - 1st of 9 (7/2) | Outdoor Digital Productions Handicap |
| 2021 - Royal Fleet York - 5th of 14 (11/4) | Ebor Festival Mile Heritage Handicap |
| 2020 - Matthew Flinders Sandown - 4th of 13 (9/2) | Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap |
| 2019 - Qaysar Haydock - 1st of 6 (5/2) | Gordon Lord Byron EBF Conditions Stakes |
| 2018 - Ostilio Goodwood - 2nd of 6 (4/1) | Thoroughbred Stakes |
| 2017 - Kryptos Thirsk - 1st of 5 (5/2) | EBF Handicap |
| 2016 - Cant Change It Goodwood - 13th of 17 (8/1) | Goodwood Revival Stakes |
Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival for races, which we cover with blogs. Each race will be linked to the race blog and 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 £120k May Hill Stakes, where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes, where the older fillies compete. We also have the £300k 2-y-o Stakes, a valuable class two race.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Half Sovereign (FR) 2yo - 9/4 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Calendar Girl (GB) 2yo - 7/2 | Owen Burrows Saffie Osborne |
| May Hill Stakes | Aylin (IRE) 2yo - 5/1 | K R Burke David Egan |
| Park Hill Stakes | Santorini Star (IRE) 4yo - 7/2 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| St Leger Festival Middle Distance Handicap | Munsif (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | Roger Varian Ray Dawson |
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 and carries a £150k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday, which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard Handicap | Subsequent (IRE) 4yo - 12/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Avicenna (IRE) 2yo - 11/2 | Roger Varian William Buick |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Revival Power (IRE) 2yo - 17/2 | Tim Easterby Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 6yo - 10/11 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the St Leger, takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| St Leger Festival Mile Handicap | Treble Tee (IRE) 3yo - 11/5 | Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Murphy |
| Champagne Stakes | Puerto Rico (IRE) 2yo - 15/2 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | Eternal Sunshine (GB) 5yo - 12/1 | Jim Goldie Lauren Young |
| Park Stakes | Marvelman (IRE) 3yo - 13/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| St Leger | Scandinavia (USA) 3yo - 2/1 | A P O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap | Fantasy Believer (IRE) 8yo - 9/1 | Ed Walker Oisin Murphy |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race, which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f, and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Telemark (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies |
| Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap | Baldomero (IRE) 6yo - 10/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
| Sceptre Stakes | Great Generation (IRE) 3yo - 8/1 | Marco Botti Marco Ghiani |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this St Leger Festival Mile Handicap Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team, looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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