Pathfork heads challenge to Frankel

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

Pathfork is unbeaten heading to Newmarket and is expected, by the bookmakers at least, to give the market leader most to do. Henry Cecil’s unbeaten colt is set to go off the shortest priced favourite for the Classic in over 30 years.

The leading Aidan O’Brien representative this year is Roderic O’Connor, second to Frankel in the Dewhurst and a Group One winner in France as a juvenile.