Had she come along at a different time, Magical might be hailed as a superstar, but Magical races in the shadow of the great Enable, although on Saturday at Leopardstown, Magical showed again she casts her own long shadow winning the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths.

Brett Davis – Selections

R1 – 7-4-2-3-6

R2 – 3-4-8-1-9

R3 – 6-1-2-4-7

R4 – 7-2-9-6-1

R5 – 8-1-3-4-6

R6 – 12-2-5-6-1

R7 – 13-12-6-1-14

R8 – 9-3-1-11-8

R9 – 3-7-9-5-1

R10 – 3-11-9-1-2

Best – R10 N3   Happy Fun  

Longshot – R7 N13 Telecom Rocket

Best Play – R7   Q/Qp   6,12,13

Paul Lally:

R1 3-4-6-2

R2 4-6-3-1

R3 6-9-2-5

R4 3-2-1-5

R5 1-6-3-4

R6 2-5-6-12

R7 6-14-4-8

R8 1-11-3-9

R9 11-4-3-7

R10 3-1-13-7

Logician ended a perfect 3-year-old season with a sharp win in Saturday’s Group 1 English St. Leger at Doncaster Racecourse.

Logician is not expected to race again this year, trainer John Gosden said in the winner’s circle.

Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Logician (5-6) closed from sixth in a field of eight to reach contention with three furlongs remaining. Dettori guided Logician to the outside rail on the right-handed track and took the lead with a quarter-mile remaining.

Enable, the best horse in the world, finally has taken her rightful place atop the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.

The Arc favorite waits in England, but many of her would-be challengers will see racing action Sunday in France.

Enable remains heavily favored to become the first three-time winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after winning her Arc prep, the Yorkshire Oaks, but Longchamp’s card Sunday includes a host of Arc hopefuls. Chief among them is Sottsass, odds-on favorite to beat four rivals in the Group 2 Prix Niel.

Cross Counter, the winner of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup in Australia last November, will have his final start in Europe this year in Sunday’s Group 1 Irish St. Leger at the Curragh in Ireland.

The $664,560 Irish St. Leger at 1 3/4 miles on turf will be his prep for the Melbourne Cup at two miles at Flemington Racecourse on Nov. 4.

The Irish St. Leger is one of four Group 1 races on a nine-race program at the Curragh. There are two races offering berths for the winner to Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita on Nov. 1-2.

With Enable away, it’s Magical’s turn to play.

In her last two starts, Magical has run into Enable, the best horse in the world, but Saturday at Leopardstown it’s Magical who is the best horse in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes (post time 11:15 a.m. Eastern).

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, 15 September, 2019)

Race 1: #4 Family Leader, #3 Crown Avenue, #7 Bullish Glory, #2 Amazing Agility

Race 2: #3 Enfolding, #8 Good Runners Way, #4 Deal Maker, #1 Good Fit

Race 3: #1 Mister Monte, #6 Regency Gem, #2 Le Panache, #3 Money Winner

Race 4: #6 Friends Of Nanjing, #1 Flying Noble, #7 Liverbird Star, #10 Soccer Master

The undefeated Logician will be a heavy favorite to win his Group 1 debut in Saturday’s $864,360 English St. Leger at Doncaster Racecourse.

Trained by John Gosden for Juddmonte Farms, Logician has earned the role of favorite with a quick rise through the 3-year-old division since his career debut in May. Logician won the Group 2 Great Voltigeur at 1 1/2 miles for 3-year-olds at York Racecourse on Aug. 21 by 1 3/4 lengths over Constantinople.

Brett Davis – Selections

R1 – 4-3-7-9

R2 – 1-11-10-4

R3 – 2-4-5-10
R4 – 9-1-2-5
R5 – 5-3-7-8
R6 – 4-5-1-7
R7 – 4-10-11-3
R8 – 7-6-9-4

Best – R2 N1 Blade Racer
Longshot – R5 N7 Hardly Swears
Best Play – R5 Q/Qp 3,5,7

Paul Lally:

R1 2-9-6-5
R2 6-11-10-9
R3 2-10-6-5
R4 1-2-6-7
R5 3-5-1-4
R6 5-1-7-6
R7 10-11-3-2
R8 1-7-6-9