Cecil confident Frankel can show true colours

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.

The Galileo colt left the racing world stunned when he made all in astonishing fashion under Tom Queally to claim the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May, having things wrapped up at halfway to spark applause from the crowd.

Connections resisted the temptation to have a crack at the Investec Derby and stick to a mile for his next assignment, where he faces eight rivals.