Preview: St Leger final at Wimbledon
The Williamhill.com St Leger final is set to go Tuesday 26 October at Wimbledon. It took three rounds of races to determine the field for the £8000 final.
Droopys Bradley will race from the first trap. He’s currently at 4-7, and will be the favourite in this race. He won two out of three of the lead up races, losing only to Baran Pimlico, who did not earn
a spot in the final. Bradley is a consistent winner who has won seven of his past nine races.
In trap two will be the longest shot of the race, Razzmatazz, who is currently sitting at 20-1. He looked decent in the three qualifying races finishing third in the semi-final and second in his first
round heat and in his quarter-final. Twice he’s lost to Shaws Dilemma, who will race out of trap four in this race. Before entering the St Leger, he had won two races in a row.
Bower Hawk is another longshot at 14-1. He’s finished in second place in all three qualifying rounds. Two of his losses came against Blonde Blitz, and the other to He Went Whoosh; both hounds are in this
final. Hawk had won three of his four races leading up to the St Leger, but along with Razzmatazz, he is just out matched in this race. He’ll race from trap three.
Shaws Dilemma should be Bradley’s toughest competition in this race. She’s sitting at 7-2 right now after winning two out of three St Leger races so far. She finished third last week behind Bradley and
Blitz after leading from the traps to the third bend. She’ll need to run more consistently in this race, but she should be able to do that, and finish in the top three. Dilemma will race out of trap four.
He Went Whoosh will race from trap five. He’s sitting at 6-1 right now, and could be a good bet in this race if the odds stay long with Bradley and Dilemma getting all the bets. He won his semi-final after
finishing third in the two qualifying races before that. Other than a sixth place finish at Oxford on 19 August, Whoosh had finished in the top two in 10 straight races before entering the St Leger.
The sixth trap will house Blonde Blitz, a 12-1 longshot. Blitz is another hound to watch as the long odds don’t represent his success in the St Leger so far. He won his first two races, and took second
place in the semi-final behind Bradley. Blitz wins fairly consistently when not racing in the St Leger, but he also has the odd fifth place finish, making him a bit unpredictable. Still, the long odds are enticing.
Best bet: Blonde Blitz will be in tough to win this race, but her recent history has proven she is capable. The problem is that she’s up against a tough field although the longs odds will
make her worthy of her share of bets. If the odds stay at 12-1 or get longer she’ll be the best bet of the St Leger final.
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