FRANKEL-MANIA was all the rage in 2016 and it looks likely that the trend will continue this year too. The latest addition to the burgeoning story of success for the Banstead Manor Stud resident is Lady Frankel and she made a winning debut last weekend at Saint-Cloud.

Owned and bred by Gestut Ammerland, Lady Frankel is from the first crop of the outstanding Frankel who went through his three-year racing career undefeated in 14 starts, earning a shade less than £3 million. Nine of those victories came in Group 1 races, and they earned him champion status in each of the three seasons he ran.