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Order Of St George has shown he is on target for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with this third victory in the Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown.

Order Of St George has won the Listed Saval Beg Stakes for the third year in succession at Leopardstown.

Part-owned by Australian Lloyd Williams, Order Of St George was sent off the 1-10 favourite against four rivals and didn't let his supporters down, beating last year's runner-up Twilight Payment by three-quarters of a length.

The winner of the 2016 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Order Of St George is 9-4 to win the race again next month.

"I was very happy with him. He's a beautiful horse, and I couldn't have been happier with what he did there," jockey Ryan Moore said.

"We can look forward to Ascot now.

"This fellow has been there and done it (Gold Cup) and I wouldn't swap him."