History-seeking Yeats ‘has definitely come forward since Navan’

YEATS bids to create history in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot today with jockey Johnny Murtagh looking forward to what he describes as a “huge” moment for all concerned at Ballydoyle.

The strapping eight-year-old was winter favourite for the Derby way back in 2004 but was forced to miss the race through injury.

Having won the Coronation Cup in 2005, proving he could handle Epsom’s undulations, he was stepped up in distance the following season and it was then he blossomed.