COCKNEY REBEL will face a maximum of 10 rivals in his bid to land the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot next week.

In-form trainer James Fanshawe continued his hot streak with a 5-1 double at Newmarket provided by Zidane and Caressed.

Indian Maiden continued her remarkable rise up the ratings with an emphatic victory in the six-furlong Cecil Frail Stakes at Haydock Park yesterday.