Red Verdon each-way value in St Leger ante post odds

In the end he kept on nicely to be beaten 12 lengths and in doing so finished nine lengths behind Idaho who came third.

Given that rival had the run of the race it was an excellent effort from Red Verdon and I don’t think that there would have been much between them in a clean run contest.

Step up in trip will suit

Red Verdon backed that up with a solid 4 1/4 length fourth in the Irish equivalent at the Curragh where he kept on strongly at the death and only narrowly failed to get up for third.

The son of Lemon Drop Kid once again finished behind Idaho who was beaten 1/2 a length into second by Harzand, but the way in which Red Verdon finished off the 1m 4f classic contest suggested he was crying out for a step up in trip.

He will get that in the St Leger and goes into the race on the back of a fine second in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris over 1m 4f at Saint-cloud when again doing all his best work at the finish.

Willing attitude a big plus

To me, Red Verdon looks the ideal Leger type and he is a straight forward sort who has a really willing attitude.

With Idaho having a strange head carriage and looking far from a easy ride, should it come down to a battle between the pair I would definitely want Red Verdon on my side.

Another plus is that Dunlop has a good record with his stayers, and at the odds on offer Red Verdon looks well worth an each-way wager in the final classic of the flat season.

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