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★ The Selector's NAP · Day 4
Forty Years On 5/4 — Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) (3:05 UK)
Forty Years On has won its last two starts (form: 112-11) and carries a Racing Post Rating of 120, second in the field only to market leader Touleen in this Group 3. With the form figures pointing squarely upward for George Scott's yard, there's a case for preferring the in-form second-favourite over the shorter-priced market leader.
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Hypnotised 6/1
Hypnotised is well backed at around 7/2, and there's substance behind the market money: it races off just 9-4, a full 10lb below Adrestia at the top of the weights (10-0), and the form figures (41-722) show back-to-back runner-up efforts last time out - suggesting the current mark hasn't caught up with the improvement. Lewis Edmunds takes the ride for Harry Charlton.
Backup: Adrestia (15/2)
Berkshire Whisper 12/1
Oisin Murphy partners Berkshire Whisper for Andrew Balding, a combination that has struck 10 times from 56 rides at Doncaster (a 17.86% strike-rate, 44.64% placed) - one of the yard's more productive tracks with this jockey aboard. At a bigger price in a wide-open handicap, that proven course link for the pairing has more appeal than taking on the market leaders.
Backup: Completely Random (15/2)
Flight Control 9/1
Flight Control has a strong record over course and distance at Doncaster - four runs at the track have brought a win and three places, a 75% strike-rate for hitting the frame with an average finishing position of 2.75. Kevin & Lauren Frost's runner returns to a track it clearly goes well at, making each-way appeal at a double-figure price in this 3yo handicap.
Backup: Wechaad (9/4)
Forty Years On 5/4 ★ NAP
Forty Years On has won its last two starts (form: 112-11) and carries a Racing Post Rating of 120, second in the field only to market leader Touleen in this Group 3. With the form figures pointing squarely upward for George Scott's yard, there's a case for preferring the in-form second-favourite over the shorter-priced market leader.
Backup: Touleen (100/30)
Arqoob 22/1
Arqoob's recent form figures (-56311) show back-to-back wins in its last two starts. Over this extended two-mile trip, that upward curve of form is worth siding with ahead of the more exposed, shorter-priced types towards the head of the market.
Backup: Valedictory (7/4)
Tiva 100/30
Tiva is a warm order at around 10/3, and the formbook backs up the market: it carries top weight in this field - the highest Official Rating on show - and the figures (546314) show a win just two starts back. David O'Meara's yard is in good order, and sometimes favourite-backing is simply the right read.
Backup: Big Fun (12/1)
Rock Of England 9/2
Rock Of England carries top weight in this handicap at 9-12 - the highest Official Rating in the race - and arrives full of confidence having won last time out (form: 121441). Weight and current form both point the same way for a horse that has already shown it can carry a big weight to victory.
Backup: Maharajas Express (7/2)
Shazani 17/2
Shazani races off just 9-6 in this apprentice handicap, some 12lb below Topwarrior at the top of the weights (10-4), and the form figures (752311) show back-to-back wins right now. With the assessor seemingly yet to catch up with the improvement, that weight-for-form case has plenty of appeal over the topweight.
Backup: Topwarrior (20/1)
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The Selector, our AI tipster, gives a NAP, a pick and a one-line reason for every race at St Leger Festival 2026. The tips are free to read and go live as soon as the racecards are declared, usually a day or two before racing. The feature races include the St Leger Stakes and the Doncaster Cup.
The Selector's NAP, its single most confident selection, is Forty Years On (5/4) in the Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes. Forty Years On has won its last two starts (form: 112-11) and carries a Racing Post Rating of 120, second in the field only to market leader Touleen in this Group 3. With the form figures pointing squarely upward for George Scott's yard, there's a case for preferring the in-form second-favourite over the shorter-priced market leader. A NAP scores double points if it wins.
St Leger Festival 2026 is run from 10 September 2026 to 13 September 2026 at Doncaster.
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