Frankel son Cunco to make debut

Cunco will break new ground at Newbury today when becoming the first offspring produced by the mighty Frankel to take to the track in public.

The John Gosden-trained two-year-old will contest the second division of the Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes over six furlongs as he bids to give his sire, a 10-times winner at Group One level, victory with his first runner.

Gosden said: “We’ll see what the ground is like, but at least it’s fresh ground.