The Racing Horse offers trends for Saturday's racing and hopes it helps our reader find a winner. Champions Day starts with a top class stayers' contest, and what a race to look forward to! We have the 2014 victor, Forgotten Rules, the 2015 St Leger heroine, Simple Verse, this season's Lonsdale Cup Winner, Quest For More plus Ascot Gold Cup hero and recent Arc third, Order Of St George all entered.

1.25 Ascot: 2m Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) (3yo+)

12/14: Raced within the last 5 weeks
11/14: Won at Listed or better class previously
11/14: Winning distance – 1 ¼ lengths or less
10/14: Returned 9/2 or shorter
10/14: Favourites placed
10/14: Aged 5yo or older
  9/14: Raced at least 5 times that season
  9/14: Won over at least 2 miles on the flat previously
  9/14: Won at least 5 times previously
  7/14: Raced at Longchamp (3), Ascot (2) or Doncaster (2) last time out
  6/14: Winning favourites (1 joint)
  6/14: Won their last race
  4/14: Irish-trained winners

Forgotten Rules won the race in 2014
Since 2011: 4 of the last 5 winners came from stalls 2-4 (inc)
Since 2011: Horses from stall 7 have been placed in 3 of the last 4
The average winning odds in the last 10 runnings is 5/1
Note: From 2010 back the race was run at Newmarket

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2.00 Ascot: 6f Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (3yo+)

13/14: Raced within the last 6 weeks
14/14: Won over 6f previously
13/14: Raced at least 4 times that season
13/14: Returned 12/1 or shorter
13/14: Won at least 3 times previously
12/14: Won at Listed or better class previously
11/14: Aged 3 or 4yo
10/14: Raced at Ascot previously (3 won)
10/14: Won a Group race previously
10/14: Finished in the top 4 in their latest race
  9/14: Favourites placed
  8/14: Raced at Haydock (4), Goodwood (2) or Newbury (2) last time out
  4/14: Won their latest race
  4/14: Favourites that won

Since 2011: 4 of the last 5 winners have come from stalls 12 (2) or 14 (2)
Since 2011: 4 of the last 5 winners came from double-figure stalls
Since 2011: Horses from stalls 12 placed 4 of the last 5 runnings
Since 2011: Horses from stalls 14 placed 4 of the last 5 runnings
The average winning SP in the last 10 runnings is 6.3/1
Note: The 2005 renewal was run at Newmarket

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2.35 Ascot: 1m4f Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)

8/8: Raced 3 or more times that season
7/8: Won over 1m4f previously
7/8: Won at Listed or better class previously
6/8: Finished 1st or 2nd in their last race
6/8: Returned 6/1 or shorter
6/8: Won at least 3 times previously
6/8: Raced within the last 9 weeks
5/8: Rated 110 or higher
5/8: Favourites placed
5/8: Aged 3yo
4/8: Won their last race
2/8: Ridden by Ryan Moore
2/8: Trained by Sir Michael Stoute
2/8: Favourites that won

The average winning SP in the last 8 runnings is 7/1
Simple Verse won the race 12 months ago
Note: The 2009 & 2010 renewals were run at Newmarket

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3.10 Ascot: 1m Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes (Group 1)

14/14: Raced at Goodwood, Longchamp or Leopardstown last time out
14/14: Returned 7/1 or shorter
14/14: Raced at least 3 times that season
14/14: Aged 3 or 5 years-old
13/14: Had won a Group 1 or 2 race previously
12/14: Finished in the top three in their last race
11/14: Favourites placed
10/14: Raced within the last 4 weeks
9/14: Raced at Ascot previously (5 won)
8/14: Won their latest race
7/14: Won at least 7 times previously
7/14: Raced at Goodwood last time out
6/14: Favourites that won
3/14: Trained by Aidan O'Brien
2/14: Ridden by Frankie Dettori

The average winning SP in the last 10 runnings is 11/4
Since 2011: Horses from stall 2 and 7 have won 4 of the last 5 runnings
Since 2011: Horses from stall 4 have finished second 3 times

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3.45 Ascot: 1m2f Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)

14/14: Won at least 4 times previously
13/14: Won between 4 and 8 times previously
13/14: Aged 5yo or younger
13/14: Finished in the top 3 in their latest race
12/14: Won over 1m2f previously
12/14: Won a Group 1 or 2 race previously
10/14: Raced within the last 6 weeks
10/14: Aged 3 or 4yo
10/14: Raced 5 or more times that season
8/14: Won their last race
6/14: Raced at either Longchamp (3) or Goodwood (3) last time out
6/14: Favourites unplaced
6/14: Returned a double-figure price
3/14: Won by a French-based trainer
3/14: Ridden by Tom Queally
2/14: Favourites

Fascinating Rock won the race 12 months ago
Since 2011: Horses from stall 5 have won 2 of the last 3 runnings
Since 2011: Horses from stall 8 have been second the last 2 runnings
The average winning SP in the last 14 years is 8/1

4.25 Ascot: 1m Balmoral Handiap Class 2 (3yo+)

Just 2 previous runnings
Both previous winners aged 5yo
No winning favourite
Horses from stalls 12 and 13 have both been placed in the last 2 runnings

GM Hopkins was 2nd in the race 12 months ago
Master The World was 3rd in the race 12 months ago
Bronze Angel (Marcus Tregoning) won the race in 2014

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