Carmers One Of 15 Left In St Leger

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G2 Great Voltigeur runner-up Carmers (Wootton Bassett) is one of 15 horses remaining in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster next month at the latest entry stage. Trained by Paddy Twomey, he represents Fiona Carmichael.

A winner at Ballinrobe at first asking in May, Carmers added the Listed Yeats Stakes to his haul at Navan later that month before claiming Royal Ascot glory in the G2 Queen's Vase in June. The Great Voltigeur was his first defeat.

“We were very happy with him at York last week, finishing second in the Great Voltigeur on his first time dropping in trip to a mile and a half,” said Twomey. “He travelled through the race well and hit the line strong, I thought it was a very good trial for the St Leger at Doncaster in a few weeks.

“On numbers it looked his best run to date, he's a progressive horse and I think stepping back to a mile and six at Doncaster will really suit him.”

A Classic victory will not be easy, as the colt currently faces eight from Ballydoyle. Leading in the betting is G1 Goodwood Cup hero Scandinavia (Justify), while G1 Derby/G1 Irish Derby winner Lambourn (Australia) also still holds an entry. Camelot's G2 Curragh Cup second Shackleton is also still taking part, as is G3 Gallinule Stakes scorer Thrice (Wootton Bassett) and the G1 Oaks/G1 Irish Oaks/G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk (Frankel). Besides the Aidan O'Brien octet, fellow Coolmore partners runner and Group 1 winner Tennessee Stud (Wootton Bassett) has remained in the Doncaster Classic for Aidan's son Joseph.

Andrew Balding saddles G3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes hero Further (Waldgeist) and Juddmonte's handicap winner Tarriance (Frankel). William Haggas, Charlie Johnston and Roger Varian have left in the group-placed Arabian Force (Lope De Vega), the Derby/Irish Derby-placed Lazy Griff (Protectionist) and Queen's Vase third Rahiebb (Franke), respectively.

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