” As we know Frankel didn’t need much encouragement to let loose ”
This is what puzzles me (to an extent) about Frankel in the first half of his career. All the talk of the horse being fiery, impetuous and impulsive … resulting why he didn’t stand much of a chance of contesting in the Derby and not extending to 1m2f until late into his final season…
To be honest, I can’t really recall seeing Frankel being that bad in any of his races. While it was evident that Mr Queally had to take a pull on the horse (mainly during his 2yo days), Frankel still seemed to show enough intelligence to settle rather well under the circumstances. This is why I always have a niggling feeling that, perhaps, the horse probably stood a good chance of actually going for the Derby and extending to longer distances during the latter half of his 3yo season.