FOR two reasons, I’m not going to even attempt to get Frankel beaten in today’s QEII Stakes at Ascot.

Frankel will face seven rivals when he bids to maintain his unbeaten record in the Qipco-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

JOHNNY MURTAGH is favourite to ride Dubawi Gold in the Qipco-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

POUR MOI, ante-post favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, will not race again and is to be retired to Coolmore for the 2012 breeding season, the stud announced on Saturday.

Dubawi Gold swept through for a cheeky success in the Betfair Celebration Mile at Goodwood today to somewhat replenish Richard Hannon's strength in the division.

Ante-post favourite Strong Suit is a surprising absentee from the final declarations for Saturday’s Betfair Celebration Mile at Goodwood.

MARCO Botti is confident Excelebration can make the most of the absence of old rival Frankel in the CGA Hungerford Stakes at Newbury today.

ANYTHING less than a perfect replica of the 2000 Guineas was always going to be a disappointment for Frankel fans, but connections issued no cause for alarm as he took his unbeaten record to seven in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Anything less than a perfect replica of the 2000 Guineas was always going to be a disappointment for Frankel fans, but connections issued no cause for alarm as the sport’s shining star took his unbeaten record to seven in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

SUPERSTARS abound at Royal Ascot today, but all eyes will be on Frankel when Henry Cecil’s superstar defends his unbeaten record in the St James's Palace Stakes.

Tom Queally is confident a reproduction of Frankel’s spellbinding performance in the 2000 Guineas will be enough to see him follow up in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

FRANKEL again impressed Newmarket work-watchers yesterday morning and is set to go off at long odds-on in next week’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Frankel features among 13 horses left in at the confirmation stage for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday.

IN this afternoon’s Abu Dhabi 2000 Guineas at the Curragh, punters have latched onto Kevin Prendergast’s Dunboyne Express as the most likely candidate to prevent the prestigious event going for export to Richard Hannon for the second successive year.

IF Richard Hannon’s Dubawi Gold repeats his heroics in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket then he will surely land the Irish equivalent at the Curragh this afternoon.

KEVIN Prendergast is looking to Dunboyne Express in his quest for a second success in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Richard Hannon’s Dubawi Gold has been installed the early favourite for Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas with a number of colts dropping out of the reckoning for the Curragh Classic.

Richard Hannon’s 2000 Guineas runner-up Dubawi Gold will have his next race in the Irish equivalent at the Curragh on May 21.

Henry Cecil’s Frankel produced a barely believable performance as he made every yard of the running in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket under Tom Queally.

FEW are predicting anything less than a majestic performance from Frankel in today’s Qipco 2000 Guineas and trainer Henry Cecil reports a perfect preparation for the unbeaten colt.

TOM Queally admits Frankel still has a bit to prove as he heads into tomorrow’s Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

FRANKEL will face a maximum of 14 rivals, headed by Jessica Harrington’s Pathfork in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

MASTER Of Hounds is proving increasingly popular ahead of Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster as Aidan O’Brien bids to continue his excellent recent record in the race.

Master Of Hounds is proving increasingly popular ahead of Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster as Aidan O'Brien bids to continue his excellent recent record in the race.

Irish raiders Casamento and Dunboyne Express feature among a final field of 10 runners in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

MICHAEL HALFORD is conscious of the threat posed by fellow Irish runner Dunboyne Express as he prepares to send Casamento to Doncaster for the Racing Post Trophy on Saturday.