[b][u]Yorkshire St Leger 21:45 Doncaster[/u]
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[i]T1 Droopys Arshavin
[/i]Veteran campaigner for whom this is likely to be his swansong. Has won 11/19 over six bends this year at Belle Vue. Only unbeaten finalist and has been in the first two in nine of his last ten starts. Runner-up to Lonely Boy in Great North Run at Newcastle, but has run this track better than his rival and can reverse form.
[i]T2 Native Spree
[/i]Strong running litter-brother of ante-post fancy Fleeting Image (eliminated in semi-finals). Got up to force a dead-heat with Lonely Boy in the semis and rates the strongest dog in the field. Has won four of his last seven races but needs further improvement to win this.
[i]T3 Lonely Boy
[/i]Finished in front of three of these rivals when winning the Great North...
[b]The cream of the canine staying talent goes to Doncaster on Saturday for the first heats of the Betfair-sponsored St Leger.[/b]
The countdown is underway to the [b]Betfair Yorkshire St Leger[/b].
The £8,000 to the winner event kicks off at [b]Doncaster[/b] on Saturday with four heats over 661m and has attracted a stellar field, including Wimbledon St Leger champion Droopys Bradley.
Indeed, Paul Donovan's dog tops what must the best entry for a 24-dog six-bend event there has been for a long time. It's a Who's Who of staying talent and each of Saturday's four eliminators is choc-full of serious staying [b]canine talent[/b].
The first three in each of the heats qualify for the semi-finals on Friday, November 12, with the final live on [b]Sky Sports[/b] on Tuesday, November...