It’s day one of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster where Andrew heads for three recommended bets/trades on Thursday, September 12th.

DONCASTER 2.25

AN OUTLAW’S GRACE could only finish sixth of 20 when 4-1 for the big sales races at York’s Ebor meeting last month but his stall 13 draw made life difficult in a finish dominated by low numbers (stall 4 beat stall 2). Richard Hannon’s Dandy Man colt is fitted with first-time cheekpieces this afternoon and he can bounce back to the sort of form that saw him finish fourth in a Group 2 at Chantilly in July. Buy in the Spreadex 50-30-20-10 market or take a fixed odds price.

Recommendation: Back AN OUTLAW’S GRACE in Doncaster 2.25

DONCASTER 4.40

I’m expecting plenty of winners at Doncaster this week to have been beaten from poor high draws at York’s Ebor meeting last month and the one that stands out in this 7f nursery is JORGE ALVARES. The Kevin Ryan yard is a little quiet but the gelded son of Cotai Glory caught the eye when an 18-1 fourth to Diligently from stall 16 in the Goffs Premier Yearling Stakes (winner/runner up drawn in stalls 4 and 2). He fared best of those to come from off the pace and looks ready for the step up to 7f. Buy in the Spreadex 50-25-10 market or take a fixed odds price.

Recommendation: Back JORGE ALVARES in Doncaster 4.40

DONCASTER JOCKEYS

WILLIAM BUICK has a cracking record in handicaps at Doncaster, scoring on 55 of his 236 mounts (23.3% strike-rate) for a profit of £79.15 to a £1 level stake at SP (expected winners = 36.64, A/E = 1.50) and he has three such rides today – VICTORIOUS STREET (4.10), DEFENCE MISSILE (5.15) and TROUVILLE (5.50). Throw in his rides in the non-handicaps – HALLASAN (2.25), the hugely exciting DESERT FLOWER (3.00) and MISTRAL STAR (3.35) and he looks a buy in the Spreadex DONCASTER JOCKEYS market. Fixed odds punters might want to combine his rides in a multiple bet.

Recommendation: Buy WILLIAM BUICK in Doncaster Jockeys

Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.