SOME sires keep cropping up here, time after time, and it is no different this week. Summing up the action at Royal Ascot meant many mentions for Frankel, Dubawi and more, and these two pages will involve more of the same.

Frankel takes pride of place, thanks to the historic victory for Nashwa in the Group 1 Prix de Diane-French Oaks, a well-deserved success in the hands of Hollie Doyle. It was Group/Grade 1 winner number 22 for the Juddmonte behemoth, and his fourth winner at that level in 2022. Three of the quartet, Homeless Songs in the Irish 1000 Guineas, Inspiral at Royal Ascot in the Coronation Stakes, and now Nashwa, are fillies from the crop born in 2019.