Ascot once again smiles on Frankie
(Independent.ie Horse Racing)

Frankie Dettori - who else at Ascot? - did his best to steal some of Aidan O`Brien`s thunder when he won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes with Persuasive and then promptly trumped it and, pretty much most other races this year, riding Cracksman to a seven-length victory in the Qipco Champion Stakes.