'Majestic' Field Of Gold faces his biggest challenge yet in quest for greatness as bullish John Gosden maps out Frankel path
Rosallion and co to provide ultimate test of Field Of Gold's superstar status in the Sussex

As we eagerly await the latest opportunity to be wowed by Field Of Gold, there is already talk of Frankel, even if only in relation to how his future may be mapped out.
No-one in his camp is making outlandish claims that the sport's current brightest star will end up being hailed an all-time great, but he surely could be, and perhaps already is, a great miler. Depending on what happens at Goodwood, that assertion may become indisputable.
This time he faces a new challenge and new rivals. Having stunned his contemporaries with devastating performances in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes, Field Of Gold confronts older opponents for the first time.
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