Gold king Yeats on course for fantastic four

YEATS heads 10 acceptors for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained eight-year-old will be seeking an unprecedented fourth victory in the staying championship, although he must bounce back from a disappointing reappearance at Navan in April.

Leading the opposition is his old foe Geordieland, twice runner-up to Yeats in this race and on a high after landing the Henry II Stakes at Sandown.