Murtagh poised to ride Ursa Major at Doncaster

Johnny Murtagh is likely to team up with Ursa Major as he seeks to win the Ladbrokes St Leger for the first time at Doncaster on Saturday.

The Irish jockey is set to get the leg up on the Tommy Carmody-trained colt after connections confirmed plans to go for the world’s oldest Classic.

The son of Galileo also holds an entry in the Gain Horse Feeds Irish St Leger at the Curragh the same day, but owner Andrew Tinkler will instead rely on Royal Diamond in that particular contest.