SOME of the talk has turned recently to which horses might make into St Leger types. There are likely to be more talented candidates than Raheen House come the day, but few who will get the distance as well as he promises to.

His win in the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket came through grinding away and capitalising when his rivals finally cracked – as sectionals show – and his timefigure of 108 proved to be one of the best anywhere in a low-key week. Third-placed Sofia’s Rock did well given how fast he went up front.