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4.45pm Seeing is believing: Frankel on YouTube

Tony Paley: Hats off to Racing UK who have already posted this recording of Frankel winning the Lockinge Stakes on YouTube.

3.45pm Frankel storms to victory in Lockinge Stakes

Tony Paley: Frankel, the best racehorse in the world, extended his unbeaten run to 10 races with a brilliant display in the Lockinge Stakes on his seasonal reappearance at Newbury on Saturday. You can read a full report here.

3.35pm Here is Frankel in the parade ring

Tony Paley: BBC racing presenter Clare Balding, surely on course to be on Channel 4 next year when that broadcaster has all the racing rights, is at the track and has tweeted this photo of Frankel in the parade ring. OK, that's enough of the build-up. Now to sit back and enjoy . . .

3.30pm . . . or is it Franklel!

Tony Paley: The race organisers at Newbury won't be pleased that someone has managed to spell Frankel wrongly. Eddie Fremantle, formerly of this parish, has posted this picture on Twitter that reveals it has been spelt Franklel.

3.15pm Frankel-mania catches hold at Newbury

Tony Paley: Frankel has entered the pre-parade ring ahead of the Lockinge Stakes. Mike Cattermole on Channel 4 reports that Frankel has just one groom leading him round today, unlike last year when he had two. That suggests the colt is settling better and is more amenable than in 2011.

As David Cleary of Timeform has pointed out here on Twitter a number of racegoers missed the London Gold Cup, the race immediately before Frankel's, so they could get a glimpse of the Sir Henry Cecil-trained runner. Many at the track seem to be getting into the spirit. As our correspondent, Greg Wood, reports here on Twitter there are a number of more traditional race fans holding Frankel banners on course.

3pm Grimthorpe talks of 'something extraordinary' in Frankel

Just 40 minutes ahead of Frankel's reappearance and his owner's racing manager, Lord Grimthorpe, has been on BBC Radio 5 Live. He told the BBC radio racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght: "We know we have something pretty extraordinary on our hands ... a very, very rare bird," as reported by Lysaght on Twitter here.

2.30pm Hawaafez lands Listed Aston Park Stakes

Tony Paley: Hawaafez (3-1) put up a game performance when making most of the running to beat Nehaam and land the Listed JLT Aston Park Stakes at Newbury.

Winning trainer Marcus Tregoning said: "She's a nice mare and we're very lucky to keep her this year.

"She's needed the time to get the strength and Sheikh Hamdan owns a lot of huge horses - they just need a bit of time. She's in the Ascot Gold Cup but I don't know if they will let me go that route, but she's a pretty decent filly and goes on any ground."

2.25pm Bishop answers Charlton's prayers at Newbury

Tony Paley: Bishop Roko was a very impressive winner on his racecourse debut in the opener at Newbury. The Roger Charlton-trained juvenile (16-1) beat 11-4 favourite Mysterious Man by six lengths.

Charlton said: "Unfortunately, his owner has gone home already and missed the race as the horse was a little uncomfortable an hour before and we were unsure whether to run.

"He has always been a nice horse and it's not a shock he has won. He has not quite come yet in his coat, which may have put a few people off. Although I'm not shocked he has won, I am little shocked in the manner in which he did it - but I did say this morning I thought he would be in the first three."

2.30pm Frankel's brother just denied at Newmarket

Tony Paley: Noble Mission, Frankel's brother and stablemate at Henry Cecil's yard, was just denied by Thought Worthy in the opener at Newmarket. Eddie Ahern's mount looked in toruble two furlongs out but stayed on strongly without catching the eventual winner who was also sent off 15-8 joint-favourite.

Although Thought Worthy is still in contention for the Investec Derby, connections could also be tempted to run him in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster - a race owner George Strawbridge won with Lucarno in 2007.

Winning trainer John Gosden said: "We are very happy with him. He's shown a lot of guts. He's still in the Derby, but the owner will make the final decision.

"We could also look at the King Edward (at Royal Ascot) and there's also the race in September (St Leger) which the owner likes a lot."

2.15pm Cheltenham Festival winner killed in freak accident

Tony Paley: Cheltenham Festival winner Brindisi Breeze has died following a freak accident.

The gelding, who won the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle in March, was killed after jumping out of his paddock during the night at his trainer Lucinda Russell's stables.

Rusell said in a statement posted on http://www.lucindarussell.com: "Brindisi Breeze was tragically killed last night. At 2.30am he jumped out of his paddock and was hit by a tanker, he died instantly.

"He will be sorely missed by the whole yard and especially his sporting owner Sandy Seymour who adored his horse. To go from the pride of standing at Cheltenham watching Brindisi and Campbell stride up the hill to victory to the devastation of today's bizarre incident leaves me deeply saddened.

"With the love and the care that is given to these wonderful athletes, to lose any of them is difficult but when it is a horse who has achieved so much in his short life it is deeply upsetting. It will be hard to overcome."

Today's TV races

Mac's Power (2.30) has gone over a year without victory but gets his ideal �conditions today and is fancied to strike again at Newbury. He was second in the corresponding contest 12 months ago, but has the �benefit of a run under his belt this time, not to mention the fact that James Fanshawe's yard is also in decent form.

Having failed to win from eight starts in races of nine or fewer, it is clear Mac's Power is happier in larger fields and his chances are much better here than the five-runner contest in which he �disappointed on his reappearance. He is feasibly handicapped too and his draw should allow Kieren Fallon to track the pace and find the cover that the horse needs.

Newbury 2.00 A stop-start gallop could prove the undoing of Nehaam, who has often pulled for his head in the past, but hopefully Hamdan al-Maktoum number two Hawaafez can help by going on from the front. On the basis of his Ascot fourth behind Fame And Glory on his final start last season, Nehaam simply stands out.

Newmarket 2.15 Two siblings of �champion racehorses make this an interesting �contest, in which Lucarno's brother Thought Worthy is entitled to respect on better ground. But Frankel's brother Noble Mission is settling better in earplugs and may not have finished improving yet.

Newmarket 2.45 A 6lb rise in the weights seems harsh for Mince's latest second at this track but she was extremely unlucky not to win having met trouble in running and compensation may arrive now.

Newbury 3.05 A bitter disappointment on heavy ground last time out, Trader Jack is certainly worth another chance in a �contest won by the same owner and trainer 12 months ago.

Newbury 3.40 It has been interesting to note steady support in the ante-post �betting for Excelebration in the buildup to this contest, but the faithful should be rewarded by Frankel. The naysayers could not wait to retire him when news emerged of a setback last month, but he has returned as well as ever judged on recent gallop reports and I simply do not accept that Aidan O'Brien is going to be able to coax the necessary improvement out of Excelebration required to reverse last season's form. New trainer, new �season: same result.

Will Hayler

Tony Paley

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/may/19/talking-horses-racing-tips

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