Murtagh to ride Age of Aquarius in St Leger

AGE Of Aquarius has ousted Kite Wood as the ante-post favourite for the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday, when he will have the assistance of Johnny Murtagh in the saddle.

Bookmakers reported solid support for Aidan O’Brien’s Grand Prix de Paris runner-up, while interest in the Godolphin-owned Kite Wood waned after connections continued to express concern about conditions going against the Geoffrey Freer Stakes winner.

The money for the O’Brien three-year-old suggested he would be the mount of Murtagh, a booking later confirmed by the rider’s agent, Eddie Byrne, who said: “Johnny is going to Doncaster and will ride Age Of Aquarius.”