Dick Turpin is gunning for Frankel after snatching Group One glory in the Premio Vittoria Di Capua in Milan on Saturday.Christophe Soumillon got Richard Hannon's four-year-old up in the final strides to collar fellow British raider Cityscape by a short head.Owner John Manley is now keen to take on the brilliant unbeaten three-year-old colt in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on October 15."He is such a tough horse and, though he looked in trouble for a while and wouldprobably have preferred a bit m
Dick Turpin is gunning for Frankel after snatching Group One glory in the Premio Vittoria Di Capua in Milan on Saturday.
Christophe Soumillon got Richard Hannon's four-year-old up in the final strides to collar fellow British raider Cityscape by a short head.
Owner John Manley is now keen to take on the brilliant unbeaten three-year-old colt in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on October 15.
"He is such a tough horse and, though he looked in trouble for a while and wouldprobably have preferred a bit more ease in the ground, he dug deep to get the job done," trainer Richard Hannon said on his website.
"I could not be more pleased for his owner, John Manley, whose gamble in keeping the horse in training at four has been admirably rewarded.
"Dick Turpin won a couple of Group Twos earlier in the season (the Sandown Mile and the Summer Mile at Ascot), and now he has bagged his second Group One (he also won the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly last season).
"John is quite keen to take on Frankel in the QEII at Ascot on Champions Day, so he could well go there.
"The seven furlongs (1400m) will suit him perfectly, but we'd be hopeful that he would get the extra distance in the Breeders Cup Mile at Churchill Downs, which is a sharp track."
Rival trainer Marco Botti is 50-50 about whether his stable star Excelebration will renew rivalries with Frankel at Ascot or head to the Breeders' Cup.
The three-year-old has been put firmly in his place by Frankel twice this season but has won his other three starts with ease.
Excelebration broke his Group One duck with an excellent display in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp last start.
"He's fine after his run in France - I'm really pleased with the horse," Botti said.
"We haven't decided yet where we'll go. I think it is 50-50 between the Breeders' Cup or Ascot.
"We'll see how he is over the next couple of weeks and make a decision."