St Leger hero Logician resumes cantering with autumn return on the agenda

Last year's St Leger winner Logician has recently resumed cantering in Newmarket with an autumn campaign planned, trainer John Gosden has confirmed.

The unbeaten son of Frankel is returning from a lengthy spell on the sidelines having spent part of last winter at Newmarket Equine Hospital, where he was treated for the potentially life-threatening condition peritonitis.

The four-year-old is thought to have fully recovered from the condition, which affects the intestines, but has taken longer than anticipated to get back into full training.

Gosden said: "Logician is now back cantering on Warren Hill and hopefully he'll be out in the autumn. He seems to be recovered from his peritonitis problem and hopefully he can make up for lost time later this year."

Logician's career

5 races
5 wins
1 Group 1 win
119 best RPR
£514,013 prize-money

Replay: Logician a dominant winner of the St Leger

Logician gave Gosden his fifth St Leger when pulling two and a quarter lengths clear of Sir Ron Priestley at Doncaster last September, with subsequent Gold Cup runner-up Nayef Road in third.

He was put away for the season after the St Leger and the initial plan was possibly to start him back in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes, which this year was staged at Haydock in June and won by stablemate Lord North.

If all goes to plan, Logician could be back on the track in September, with potential end-of-season targets including the Qipco Champions Stakes at Ascot in October, as it was hoped he could be campaigned over a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half this year.

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