Frankel to Face 3 in the Sussex

Frankel bids to land back to back Sussex Stakes wins on Wednesday

Frankel is set to once again take on just three rivals in Wednesday’s Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

The horse, widely regarded as the greatest race horse in the world, faced just three opponents in last year’s renewal as well when breaking Richard Hannon’s Canford Cliffs on the way to a famous victory.

His opposition this year in theory actually only numbers two, given that his pacemaker and half-brother Bullet Train is one of the remaining four in the race.

Frankel’s main rival in his quest to land back to back Sussex wins is Godolphin’s Farhh, second in the Eclipse and third in the Prince of Wales’s, in what has thus far been a break-out season.

The drop back to a mile should suit but realistically he’ll be playing for second place behind Frankel.

In an interesting twist Farhh and Frankel should actually have faced each other once before up at Doncaster in what was only Frankel’s second start, however Farhh was withdrawn after getting worked up in the stalls, as has become somewhat of a trait for the horse.

Frankel’s other opponent will be Richard Fahey’s Gabrial, who will be representing the three-year-old division, as Frankel did last year. Although Fahey has been enjoying a good season thus far, this is surely too big of an ask for his admittedly talented colt and he’ll do well to even be second.

It’s a shame Frankel has have scared off most of the opposition for Wednesday’s race, but at least with Farhh taking his chance there’ll finally be a different rival for Frankel to destroy over a mile before he makes the step-up to 1m2f next time out.

Sussex Stakes Best Odds:

Frankel 1/16

Farhh 10/1

Gabrial 50/1

Bullet Train 150/1