RACING / Doncaster St Leger: Rookie trainer Andrew Balding can make it a season to remember by landing a second Classic success with Phoenix Reach in the St Leger at Doncaster today.

Balding has already won the Vodafone Oaks with Casual Look this season and he can add to that with this son of Alhaarth.

Phoenix Reach looks to be progressing at a rate of knots after returning from a career-threatening injury, when he split a pastern as a juvenile.

On his first run back this campaign Phoenix Reach was an easy winner of a Newbury maiden, and he certainly stepped up on that form when taking the Peugeot Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last time.

He beat no less than six of his Leger rivals that day, showing real guts to get back up after being headed by Hawk Flyer and then to hold off High Accolade.

The extra two furlongs at Doncaster should not be a problem for Phoenix Reach and he is expected to be in there fighting out the finish.

Aidan O'Brien's Brian Boru is sure to be thereabouts judged on his narrow second to Powerscourt in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York last time, while the filly Moments Of Joy had her form boosted by Discreet Brief's success on Thursday, and she can fill the third spot.

Howick Falls can make it two wins on the bounce in the Polypipe Flying Childers Stakes. David Loder's charge won the Listed Roses Stakes at York last time out and looks more than capable of stepping up to Group level judged on that run.

He was an easy winner despite not looking the most straightforward of rides and if he can show his turn of foot here, Howick Falls should be hard to beat.

At Goodwood, Kaieteur is the one to be on in the Group Three Tote Select Stakes. Brian Meehan's four-year-old might not have a win under his belt yet this year, but he has been running with great credit at the highest level.

The son of Marlin was a Group One winner in Germany last year and judged on his last outing, it will be really tough to beat him here.

Kaieteur dead-heated for second with Paolini in the Arlington Million and he might have been placed second outright had he not been hampered by Gary Stevens' fall from first-past-the-post Storming Home in the final strides.

His third to Falbrav in the Coral-Eclipse also stands up to scrutiny after the exploits of Luca Cumani's runner. Expect Kaieteur to land a confidence-boosting win here.

In France, Dalakhani can win the battle of the Derby winners in the Prix Niel tomorrow. Alain de Royer-Dupre's French Derby hero takes on Vodafone Derby winner Kris Kin but it is Dalakhani, who was second to Alamshar in the Irish Derby on his last run, who can prove superior.

Dalakhani was unbeaten in six runs, three of which were at the highest levels, until his Irish defeat, and he can get back on the winning trail.