St Leger: Simple Verse appeal to be heard on Wednesday

The appeal against Simple Verse's demotion to second in the St Leger will be held on Wednesday.

Originally earmarked for six days earlier, the hearing was postponed to tie in with availability of lawyers.
Bondi Beach, who passed the post second at Doncaster on Saturday, was awarded the race after a stewards' inquiry into interference during the closing stages.
It was the first time a horse had been disqualified from first place in the Classic since 1789.

Who's representing who?
Simple Verse: Ralph Beckett (Trainer), Graeme McPherson QC (Counsel), Andrea Atzeni (Jockeys), Andrew Chalk (Instructing solicitor), David Redvers, John Maxse (Advisers).
Bondi Beach: Aidan O'Brien, (Trainer), John Kelsey-Fry QC (Counsel), Colm O'Donoghue (Jockey), Kevin Power (Instructing solicitor).

Owners Qatar Racing had paid a fee of £50,000 to add Simple Verse, trained by Ralph Beckett, to the race as a late supplementary entry. She would have been the first filly to win for 23 years.
Prize money for first place is £393,000 while the runner-up's team receives £149,000.
Simple Verse's jockey Andrea Atzeni won the race immediately after the Leger, on Captain Morley, but said he was in tears in the stalls.

Check your bets
Many bookmakers paid out on Simple Verse (and Bondi Beach), even though she was placed second, as they operate a 'first past the post' system.
While the outcome of the appeal will not affect punters' winnings, it could have an impact on the horses' future breeding fees, with Classic winners likely to have a higher value.