Henry Cecil bade farewell to Frankel today as the world’s best racehorse left his Warren Place stable in Newmarket to begin his new career as a stallion.

FRANKEL could step up in trip to 10 furlongs on the inaugural Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot in October after connections described a crack at York’s Juddmonte International as “probably unlikely”.

Luca Cumani hopes Curtain Call can overcome a high draw in the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp tomorrow.

JIM BOLGER set punters another conundrum when coming out in favour of the Darley Irish Oaks over the Epsom equivalent after Lush Lashes stylishly scored in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York.