Racing: Septimus is 4-1 favourite with sponsors Ladbrokes to give Aidan O'Brien a fourth St Leger success in six years.
The Sadler's Wells colt is one of a 17-strong team for the Ballydoyle trainer among a list of 52 entries for the world's oldest Classic on September 9th,
The race will be run at York while Doncaster undergoes major redevelopment.
Septimus is a course winner having landed the Dante Stakes over an extended mile and a quarter in May after which he could only finish 12th in the Vodafone Derby.
Other O'Brien horses prominent in the ante-post market include 10-1 shots Puerto Rico, Mountain and 14-1 chance Fire And Rain as he seeks to add to his other Leger victors, Milan (2001), Brian Boru (2003) and Scorpion (2005),
Sir Michael Stoute will be hoping Papal Bull will give him that elusive first Leger victory. The trainer's other entries are Ask, Book Of Music and the filly Scottish Stage.
Godolphin, with four Leger wins through Classic Cliche (1995), Nedawi (1998), Mutafaweq (1999) and Rule Of Law (2004), have five entries. They are Ashaawes, Emirates Skyline, Extreme Measures, Priors Hill and Rampallion.
Other interesting entries include Derby hero Sir Percy, trained by Marcus Tregoning, and Darsi, winner of the French equivalent. The latter, from Alain de Royer-Dupre's stable, is the sole French entry. PA