Fanshawe ‘happy’ with Rock star

James Fanshawe is keeping his fingers crossed race specialist Society Rock gets the breaks as he aims to regain his crown in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

The dual course and distance winner was something of a surprise victor when triumphing in the mud in the 2011 Jubilee, despite finishing second in the race a year earlier, but has proved that to be no fluke with a number of top-notch efforts at the highest level since.

Far from disgraced when a close-up fifth behind Australian wonder mare Black Caviar in this six-furlong Group One 12 months ago, the six-year-old went on to clinch his second Group One prize in the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock, and appeared better than ever when making a winning return in the Duke of York.