Locarno can dance past Leger rivals (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Locarno can dance past Leger rivals

10:37am Saturday 15th September 2007 in

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<p>THE ST Leger at Doncaster today (Saturday) looks a terrific race and Aidan O'Brien's Honolulu is the likely favourite, given that Johnny Murtagh rides this one out of four raiders from the top Irish yard.</p>
<p>Purple Moon deprived Honolulu of victory in the Ebor Handicap at York, but the key race could be the Voltigeur in which stable companion Marcarthur was third to Locarno.</p>
<p>LOCARNO won that classy mile and a half test impressively after coming up to the last 200 yards on the bridle and, if he stays this extra half mile, will be hard to beat.</p>
<p>He is not guaranteed to do that on pedigree, but his manner of racing suggests he can do the job.</p>
<p>TADJEFF has been kept under wraps by Barry Hills for the Champagne Stakes and expect an exciting performance - he;ll need one to take the scalp of River Proud.</p>
<p>Don't desert GOLDEN DIXIE after a poor run last time. The Portland Handicap is a top handicap and expect to see him go close at a better price than if he had put his best foot forward last week. </p>