Rebel’s Romance was a popular winner back on home soil in the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket.
No horse has given Charlie Appleby and William Buick more satisfaction than the eight-year-old, who has won all over the world.
Victories at the Breeders’ Cup, in Hong Kong, Dubai and Bahrain have seen him build up a huge following, but on his first outing since February he just began to tire in the closing stages.
Having taken up the running from stable companion Arabian Crown he looked sure to win easily, but Buick had to get serious with the 8-11 favourite and he hung on to win by half a length.
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