Big guns stand firm in Sussex

THE stage is set for the highly-anticipated clash between Frankel and Canford Cliffs after both names featured among four declarations for tomorrow’s Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Henry Cecil has suggested Frankel has the potential to be the best horse he has ever trained and seven victories from seven starts, including a brilliant display in the 2000 Guineas, gives that theory plenty of weight.

The three-year-old is, however, likely to face the toughest task of his career as he meets his elders, headed by Richard Hannon’s Canford Cliffs, winner of the race 12 months ago, for the first time.