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Verse options open for Champions Day

Simple Verse: will go for either the Fillies & Mares or Long Distance Cup
Simple Verse: will go for either the Fillies & Mares or Long Distance CupCredit: Edward Whitaker

Simple Verse could still defend her Fillies & Mares Stakes crown after connections revealed her Qipco British Champions Day target has yet to be finalised.

Winner of last season’s St Leger, the Ralph Beckett-trained filly suffered a dip in form this term before bouncing back with a last-gasp victory in the Park Hill Stakes.

Following the success at Doncaster this month, Beckett pointed the way to Ascot next month, voicing his preference for a crack at the Long Distance Cup.

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