Frankel goes for his 11th straight victory as he bids to get Royal Ascot off to the best possible start tomorrow.
Sir Henry Cecil's superstar colt has carried all before him so far and heads into the first race of five glorious days as the long odds-on favourite, having made an impressive reappearance as a four-year-old in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month to register his sixth Group One success, despite suffering a setback that cost him 10 days' work.
Cecil told At The Races: "He's in good order and there are no excuses. You always feel nerves with horses like that, he has a great following and you don't want to let anyone down. I'm very proud of what he's achieved, we're lucky to have him and I hope to continue where we left off."
He added: "People love champions, whatever the sport, not just racing. I'm not a golf or tennis fan but I love watching the best. If people are not involved in racing they still latch on to them (champions), so let's hope he continues.
"After Ascot, the idea would be to go to Goodwood (for the Sussex Stakes) then he'll go a bit further in distance at York (Juddmonte International)."
Owner Khalid Abdullah's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe felt it was a credit to the horse that he won so well at Newbury after his injury scare.
"In every way we were (impressed) because after his little scare, we were a bit apprehensive going into a Group One having missed about 10 days, so to get him back on track and the way he did it, we were just delighted really," he told British Champions Series TV.
Frankel goes for his 11th straight victory as he bids to get Royal Ascot off to the best possible start tomorrow.
Sir Henry Cecil's superstar colt has carried all before him so far and heads into the first race of five glorious days as the long odds-on favourite, having made an impressive reappearance as a four-year-old in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month to register his sixth Group One success, despite suffering a setback that cost him 10 days' work.
Cecil told At The Races: "He's in good order and there are no excuses. You always feel nerves with horses like that, he has a great following and you don't want to let anyone down. I'm very proud of what he's achieved, we're lucky to have him and I hope to continue where we left off."
He added: "People love champions, whatever the sport, not just racing. I'm not a golf or tennis fan but I love watching the best. If people are not involved in racing they still latch on to them (champions), so let's hope he continues.
"After Ascot, the idea would be to go to Goodwood (for the Sussex Stakes) then he'll go a bit further in distance at York (Juddmonte International)."
Owner Khalid Abdullah's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe felt it was a credit to the horse that he won so well at Newbury after his injury scare.
"In every way we were (impressed) because after his little scare, we were a bit apprehensive going into a Group One having missed about 10 days, so to get him back on track and the way he did it, we were just delighted really," he told British Champions Series TV.
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