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Last Updated: Thursday, 8 September 2005, 06:44 GMT 07:44 UK
Thursday's racing bulletin
Thursday's Five Live selection is Sergeant Cecil in the 1555 at Doncaster. (All times BST)

Racing on Thursday comes from the second day of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster, as well as from Epsom and Bath.

A huge crowd is expected at Doncaster, where it is their ladies' day. The ground is good to firm with good places on the round course.

The feature race is the Doncaster Cup, where Millenary goes for back-to-back victories.

John Dunlop's horse is admirably tough but might find it hard to beat the improving handicapper Sergeant Cecil.

Alan Munro's mount has already taken the valuable Northumberland Plate and the Ebor Handicap but this is a step up in class.

At six, he is improving at a relatively late age but the form book suggests he is more than capable of tackling these better horses.

Sleeping Indian's trainer, John Gosden, will be hoping the forecasted rain appears, which will greatly improve his chances in the 1520.

The ground at Epsom is good with good-to-firm places and the main event is the Jump Jockeys' Derby at 1530 where 12 National Hunt riders tackle the undulating mile and a half.

Maystock, trained by former jockey Brendan Powell and the mount of inform Timmy Murphy, looks the horse to follow.

The ground is very fast at Bath and is officially hard with firm places.

Gracechurch will be long odds on to win the 1400 but a better betting proposition is Louise d'Arzens in the 1545.




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