2016 British Champions Day: Order Of St George to slay Long Distance rivals

Simple Verse a big player

Simple Verse bounced back to form last time out when landing the Group 2 Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster, and looks the one most likely to take advantage if Order Of St George fails to live up to expectations.

The 2015 St Leger heroine showed a tremendous attitude to come from off the pace and get up close home to beat Pretty Perfect by a neck.

Simple Verse was value for more than the winning margin, as jockey Oisin Murphy allowed the enterprisingly ridden runner-up far too much rope.

In the circumstances it was a cracking effort, and the pair pulled five lengths clear of the field to give the form a solid look.

This demands more, yet the Ralph Beckett trained four-year-old is unexposed as a stayer, landed the Fillies & Mares on this card 12 months ago and as a Classic winner commands the utmost respect.

Litigant a lively outsider

Litigant has plenty to find on official ratings, but is likely to get the cut in the ground that he relishes and looks an each-way player.

The Joseph Tuite trained gelding has legs of glass and is very lightly-raced for an eight-year-old.

However, Litigant has a tremendous strike rate, winning six of his eight starts. He was very impressive in the last of those when landing the 2015 running of the November Handicap at Doncaster by 4 1/2 lengths off top weight of 9st 10lb.

That win suggests he is well worth a crack at this level and, although Litigant has not been seen since with a 343-day absence to overcome, he has an excellent record fresh.

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You’ll find recommended race-by-race British Champions Day bets on the Ascot page of Coral news prior to the flat season’s big finale.

Coral’s top tip: Order Of St George bets are impossible to oppose here because he’s a class act. Simple Verse looks the most likely one for the forecast, while Litigant is capable of going well a a big price.