Gold can take silver in cracking QEII

FOR two reasons, I’m not going to even attempt to get Frankel beaten in today’s QEII Stakes at Ascot.

Firstly, I truly feel it would be a fruitless task, and, secondly - for reason less hard-nosed - I don’t particularly want to see him beaten. If I thought there was a profit in it, I might be open to the idea but even taking him on at odds of 1-3 is likely to end in disappointment - and who wants to be disappointed watching Frankel win?

His presence on the card gives some credibility to the name Champions’ Day and it’ll be a let-down of huge proportions to fans and organisers alike if he is eclipsed.