in touch, driven along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went modest 3rd inside final 2f, no chance with very easy winner
held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with very easy winner
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, no impression and weakened over 1f out
chased leader until over 3f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out
chased leaders until weakened over 3f out
raced wide towards rear, headway under pressure on outside 3f out, driven along 2f out, weakened soon after
led, ridden and headed 3f out, no chance with winner over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 4f out, led going well 3f out, clear over 2f out, driven right out
dwelt, soon pushed along to 6th on inside, driven along 6f out, weakened quicly, tailed off and eased
started slowly, always behind, struggling under pressure 4f out, tailed off and eased
Top-weight REBELLIOUS SPIRIT can see off Empress Leizu in a weak handicap. Anthony Freeman's 7lb claim negates the penalty picked up for a cosy enough win here a week ago. He should swoop late for another victory with a strong pace fairly likely which will suit. Formidable Guest is a mare who runs the track well and she is 'thrown-in' on her old form, a comment that also applies to Cherri Fosfate and Douchkette with the latter having been in good form of late over hurdles. Cheek-pieces on Musigny and a tongue-tie on Lyric Poet need to have a positive effect, and therefore a bigger threat could be Empress Leizu with the return to this surface (the site of her sole victory) in her favour.
Rebellious Spirit 20-1 (9-4) Close up, went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, hung right and stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Out Of Nothing (8-4) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Formidable Guest 14-1 (9-13) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 16l behind Hypnotic Gaze (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jul.
Cherri Fosfate 40-1 (8-3) Steadied start, always towards rear, 9th of 12, 12l behind Night Lily (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Douchkette (FR) 11-4 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leaders until over 2f out, soon driven and outpaced, stayed on again inside final furlong, went 4th near finish, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Timocracy (10-0) at Brighton 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Business Bay (USA) 40-1 (9-6) Soon pushed along to go handy, led over 10f out, ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 21l behind Captain John Nixon (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.
Musigny (USA) 18-1 (8-12) Raced keenly in touch, lost place over 4f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f, never on terms, 5th of 9, 11l behind Applaude (9-2) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Jul.
Mississippian (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Island Chief (10-4) at Thirsk 1m Selling Handicap (0-65) (3yo+) (6) gf.
Empress Leizu (IRE) 33-1 (7-13) Reared start, always behind, 10th of 13, 22l behind Kingsdine (8-13) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul.
Lyric Poet (USA) 66-1 (8-12) Close up early, soon dropped towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, kept on on from over 1f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 15, 12l behind Captain John Nixon (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
Royal Torbo (KSA) 33-1 (9-4) Keen in touch, ridden 5f out, beaten 4f out, last of 8, well behind Dubara Reef (9-7) at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Hannah Hawk 125-1 (8-9) Towards rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, well behind Ghost (9-3) at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
