Cecil: Frankel unlikely to blaze a trail at Ascot

HENRY CECIL does not expect Frankel to resume front-running tactics on his final scheduled appearance of the year in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Cecil: Frankel unlikely to blaze a trail at Ascot

Cecil was reluctant to disclose too many details of potential tactics yesterday, but the legendary trainer would prefer for the unbeaten-in-eight colt not to repeat his trailblazing exploits in the 2000 Guineas.

That was the second of the Frankel’s four runs this season and he was ridden with more restraint by Tom Queally on his most recent outing in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, where he still managed to deliver another staggering performance in demolishing Canford Cliffs.

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