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St Leger Festival Tips & Tipsters 2027
St Leger Festival 2027 dates, Doncaster's four days including the final Classic, the best-rated racing tipsters and how to judge Leger tips.
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Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 September 2027 (St Leger: Saturday 11 September) · Doncaster Racecourse
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When is the St Leger 2027?
The 2027 St Leger is on Saturday 11 September 2027 at Doncaster Racecourse. It's the highlight of the four-day St Leger Festival, which runs from Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September 2027.
The St Leger Festival at Doncaster closes the British Classic season with the St Leger, the oldest Classic, over about a mile and six-and-a-half furlongs. The meeting also features big sprint handicaps and top two-year-old races. Stamina for the Leger trip is often unproven, which leaves plenty of room for guesswork.
St Leger Festival 2027: day-by-day race guide
The key races on each day. Race names, sponsors and exact distances can change, so check the final racecard before you bet.
Day 1 · Thursday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening card | Group / handicap | Various | Two-year-old and handicap races. |
Day 2 · Friday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Cup and Flying Childers | Group 2 | 2m 2f / 5f | A staying race and a top two-year-old sprint. |
Day 3 · St Leger Day
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Leger | Group 1 Classic | 1m 6½f | The final Classic. Stamina for the trip is often unproven. |
| Portland Handicap | Handicap | 5½f | Big-field sprint handicap. |
Day 4 · Sunday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closing card | Various | Various | Includes valuable two-year-old races. |
Best horse racing tipsters for the St Leger Festival
We don't rate tipsters on a single event — the sample is too small. These are the highest-rated horse racing tipsters on TipsterCheck overall, so you can check their reviews and records before the St Leger Festival begins.
Top horse racing tipsters ahead of the St Leger Festival
| # | Tipster | Trust Score | User rating | Price | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tipman TipsSponsored | 71 | 5.0 | Premium · £24.99/Month | View → |
| 2 |  TipstrrSponsored | Not yet rated | 4.0 | Premium | View → |
| 3 |  Betfair SP EdgeSponsored | Not yet rated | New | Premium · £19 first month | View → |
| 4 |  Betting Gods | Not yet rated | 1.5 | Premium | View → |
| 5 |  OLBG | Not yet rated | 2.5 | Free | View → |
How to judge St Leger Festival tips before you pay
Stamina is the key question
Many Leger runners are stepping up to their longest trip. A good tipster explains why a horse should stay, using pedigree and running style, not just form at shorter distances.
End-of-season form
By September, some horses are past their best after a long summer. Look for tipsters who weigh up freshness as well as ratings.
Ask for a full, time-stamped record — not festival highlights
Every tipster posts their big festival winners. What matters is every bet they advised at the meeting in previous years, with the time it was sent and the price available then. If they can only show you winners, assume the losers were hidden.
Check the prices were actually available
A tip at 20/1 that was 8/1 within a minute of being sent isn't a 20/1 winner for most followers. Ask how quickly prices move after their tips and judge their record at the odds you could realistically get, ideally against Betfair SP as a sense check.
Treat a big meeting as a tiny sample
Even a busy festival is only a couple of dozen races. A tipster can have a brilliant or awful week by luck alone, so never judge them — or change your staking — on one meeting. Look at their whole season and several years of the same meeting.
Set a festival bankroll and level stakes before day one
Decide a total budget for the meeting, split it into level stakes (for example 1–2% of your bank per point) and stick to it. Chasing losses on the final day is how most people give back a good week. 18+, and only bet what you can afford to lose.
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