Spirit of Athene returns to winning ways at Leicester

Spirit of Athene justified joint favouritism when winning the feature race at Leicester, a Fillies' Handicap run over 1m 2f, in the colours of Much More Racing.

This three-year-old daughter of Time Test out of a Champs Elysees mare settled at the rear of the field. Although the eventual second held a 2 length lead two furlongs out, apprentice jockey Ashley Lewis gave Spirit of Athene a patient and confident ride to hold the inside rail all the way up the home straight. Travelling strongly, she made ground on the leader and, when the gap came within the final half a furlong, she showed a great turn of foot to win going away by two and a quarter lengths.