Scandinavia Headlines Three-strong Leger Challenge For Aidan O ´ Brien.

Aidan O'Brien holds a three-strong hand in his mission for a ninth Betfred St Leger success on Saturday, as Scandinavia and dual-Derby hero Lambourn headline the 7 stated for the final British Classic of the season at Doncaster.


With stable rider Ryan Moore presently sidelined by a leg injury, Tom Marquand steps in to ride market leader Scandinavia, who registered a dazzling victory over his senior citizens in the Goodwood Cup last time out. Marquand rode Galileo Chrome to Leger magnificence for O'Brien's boy Joseph in 2020.


Sean Levey steered Jan Brueghel to triumph for O'Brien in 2015 and this time he will partner dual Derby winner Lambourn, as he bids to recover from frustration in the Great Voltigeur at York.


Stay True finished a place ahead of his stablemate on the Knavesmire and he finishes the Ballydoyle trio, with Mickael Barzalona getting the upper hand on the kid of .


Paddy Twomey's Queen's Vase winner Carmers is another leading contender from Ireland and remained in reality ahead of both of O'Brien's reopposing York runners when second in the Great Voltigeur. He is expected to relish a go back to the prolonged one-mile-and-six-furlong range.


Roger Varian has won the St Leger two times formerly with Kingston Hill and Eldar Eldarov and saddles Queen's Vase third Rahiebb in search of his third huge victory on Town Moor.


Scandinavia (left) holds leading claims in the St Leger (Joe Giddens/PA)


The line-up is total by Andrew Balding's pair of Geoffrey Freer scorer Furthur and Tarriance, who gets out of handicap company after winning the Melrose at York.


Balding will have leading claims earlier on the card when Gewan attempt to support his Gimcrack Stakes success in the Betfred Champagne Stakes.


A field of 5 has actually assembled, with rivals to Gewan consisting of John and Thady Gosden's exciting eight-length Sandown scorer Oxagon and John and Sean Quinn's eyecatching Ayr maiden winner Cape Ashizuri, who is right away upped in grade.


Charlie Appleby's Shadow Of Light is the standout name amongst 11 in the other Group race on the card, the Betfred Park Stakes.