Yeats secured his place in the history books as he became only the second horse to complete a hat-trick of wins in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

BENBAUN has made the Curragh his home-from-home but he could not have picked a better place to collect a rare ‘away’ success than the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp yesterday.

Connections of Sergeant Cecil are mystified by the poor performance of the nation’s favourite stayer in the Gold Cup.

Hot favourite Yeats completed back-to-back victories in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with a performance packed full of class today.

YEATS will face a maximum of 15 rivals in his quest to land back-to-back runnings of the Ascot Gold Cup on the third day of the Royal meeting.