Bookies taking no chances with Frankel
Henry Cecil’s brilliant colt has swept aside everything put before him, and seeks to take his unbeaten run to 11 in the Group One over the straight mile that brings the curtain up on the five-day meeting.
Excelebration, who has been well-beaten four times by Frankel, including in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month, takes on his nemesis again.
His trainer Aidan O’Brien has also left in multiple Group One winner So You Think at the five-day stage, as well as Windsor Palace.
Coral make Frankel a 1-8 chance, with spokesman David Stevens saying: “We’ve always been huge fans of Frankel and have never looked to take him on, and we can’t see anything other than win number 11 in the Queen Anne Stakes, with Excelebration once again most likely to chase him home.
“We’re betting on the winning distance as an alternative to the prohibitive race odds on offer, with a 10-length romp on offer at 10-1.”
Betfred quote Frankel at 1-5, with Excelebration at 5-1 and So You Think a 9-1 chance.
Spokesman George Primarolo said: “Frankel is a very short-price for the Queen Anne and while most people won’t be backing him in a single to win the race, plenty of punters will have him in doubles with Black Caviar in the Diamond Jubilee and that particular bet promises to cause serious damage to the betting industry should they both oblige.”
Frankel’s half-brother and regular galloping companion Bullet Train is among the dozen as are Strong Suit, Premier Loco, Side Glance and Red Jazz.
Andreas Wohler’s Indomito represents Germany while Worthadd and Helmet make up the entries.
