Confirmed runners and riders for the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday as Ballydoyle jockey bookings are revealed

Tom Marquand has secured the ride on hot favourite Scandinavia who will take on six rivals in Saturday's Betfred St Leger (3.40) at Doncaster. 

Marquand is one of three jockeys stepping in for the Ballydoyle enterprise in this weekend's Classic contest due to the absence of the injured Ryan Moore and suspended Wayne Lordan, with Aidan O'Brien's chief stand-in Christophe Soumillon set to ride at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Sean Levey picks up the ride on Derby winner Lambourn, who disappointed when odds-on in the Great Voltigeur at York last month, while Mickael Barzalona will partner the lightly raced Stay True. 

Favourite Scandinavia has risen through the ranks this season, culminating in Group 1 glory in the Goodwood Cup in July, and aims to provide O'Brien with his third consecutive success in the St Leger following recent victories by Jan Brueghel and Continuous. 

Ballydoyle stablemate and outsider Saratoga was the sole absentee at the declaration stage on Thursday, leaving a field of seven for the final British Classic of the season.

Out to deny the O'Brien trio is Carmers, the ride of Billy Lee, while the British challenge is headed by the Andrew Balding-trained Furthur under Oisin Murphy. Rahiebb and Tarriance complete the field.

Betfred St Leger confirmed runners and riders 

Carmers Billy Lee
Furthur Oisin Murphy
Lambourn Sean Levey
Rahiebb Ray Dawson
Scandinavia Tom Marquand
Stay True Mickael Barzalona 
Tarriance Colin Keane

Betfred St Leger (3.40 Doncaster, Saturday)
Betfair: 5-4 Scandinavia, 5-2 Lambourn, 4 Carmers, 7 Stay True, 10 Furthur, 25 Rahiebb, 33 Tarriance.

Hayes given Shadwell call up in Irish Champion Stakes

Soumillon may be missing out on a plum ride in a British Classic but he will have another chance for major success on Saturday in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (5.30) with Coral-Eclipse winner Delacroix.

The three-year-old is set to face seven rivals in the feature Group 1 contest at Leopardstown including British raider Anmaat, who will be partnered by Chris Hayes for the first time as he dons the Shadwell silks in place of the injured Jim Crowley.

Delacroix: heads to the Irish Champion Stakes on SaturdayCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

White Birch is set to make his first start since May under Dylan Browne McMonagle while Japanese contender Shin Emperor will bid to improve on last year's third place for trainer Yoshito Yahagi.

Royal Whip winner Zahrann will take his chance for Johnny Murtagh and York Stakes winner Royal Champion lines up for Karl Burke, who will also saddle Fallen Angel in the Group 1 Coolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes (4.25) earlier on the card. 

The four-year-old is one of two last-time-out winners alongside Vera's Secret after her success in the Prix Rothschild last month, when she finished a head in front of the reopposing January. Exactly and Atsila, who finished behind Fallen Angel and January in Deauville, also line up. 

Irish Champion Stakes confirmed runners and riders 

Anmaat Chris Hayes
Royal Champion Clifford Lee
Shin Emperor Ryusei Sakai
White Birch Dylan Browne McMonagle
Delacroix Christophe Soumillon
Hotazhell Shane Foley
Mount Kilimanjaro Ronan Whelan
Zahrann Ben Coen

Irish Champion Stakes (5.30 Leopardstown, Saturday)
Paddy Power: 11-8 Delacroix, 4 Anmaat, 9-2 Shin Emperor, 13-2 Zahrann, 15-2 White Birch, 16 Royal Champion, 33 Hotazhell, 150 Mount Kilimanjaro.

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