Betfred Derby winner Christmas Day (Camelot) headlines 27 entries for the 250th running of the oldest Classic in British Flat racing, the Betfred St Leger, which takes place at Doncaster on Saturday, September 12.The St Leger has a prize fund of £700,000 this year and trainer Aidan O'Brien looks to hold a typically strong hand in his search for a tenth victory in the 1m6f event.Christmas Day sprung a surprise in the Betfred Derby back in June when he relished the testing conditions to come home an emphatic winner, before stablemate Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel) reversed that form in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh. That pair feature among nine potential Ballydoyle representatives in the Betfred St Leger, along with the Irish Derby third Pierre Bonnard (Camelot), G2 King Edward VII Stakes winner Causeway (Wootton Bassett) and Prix du Jockey Club third Montreal (Sea The Stars).Aidan O'Brien's son, Joseph O'Brien, won this race with Galileo Chrome back in 2020 and is also strongly represented with five entries, including the G2 Queen's Vase winner Limestone (New Bay) and G3 Gordon Stakes scorer Enceladus (Sea The Stars).The British entries are spearheaded by the William Haggas-trained Maltese Cross (Sea The Stars), who followed his runner-up effort in the Betfred Derby with a first Group 1 success in the Grand Prix de Paris. Haggas could field a second runner in Infraad (Ghaiyyath), while the Gosden yard is also responsible for two entries in Point Of Law (Frankel) and Superior Choice (Dubawi). Point Of Law, who is owned by His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen, was last seen winning the G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket.Charlie Johnston's Grand Prix de Paris runner-up, Ancient Egypt (Frankel), representing Amo Racing, is another notable entry, along with Godolphin's Queen's Vase second Del Maro (Camelot) for Charlie Appleby.Andrew Balding has entered Galiyan (Galiway) and Hatteen (Lope De Vega), while further strength in depth is provided by the likes of Alderman (Study Of Man), Golden Story (Lope De Vega) and Rebel Rocker (Cityscape).David Attwood, clerk of the course at Doncaster, said, “What an exceptional list of entries we have got for this historic 250th running of the Betfred St Leger. Headed by Betfred Derby winner, Christmas day, we could also have Group 1 winner Maltese Cross and Royal Ascot winner Causeway line up for what is going to a memorable renewal of the race. All this made even more special by the fact that there could be Royal interest in the form of Point of Law, who carries the silks of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen.”The post Christmas Day on Town Moor as Derby Winner Tops 27 St Leger Entries appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.