Frankel took to the gallops for the first time this year on Tuesday morning for a gentle piece of work on the Al Bahathri at Newmarket.
Unbeaten in nine starts to date, Sir Henry Cecil’s wonder-horse dominated the 2011 flat season with a string of phenomenal performances, including a breathtaking display in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Connections have suggested the son of Galileo will step up to a mile-and-a-quarter at some stage this season, but the four-year-old will stick to a mile for his seasonal reappearance in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in May.
Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah, was on hand to see Frankel return to work and is delighted with how the colt has wintered.
“It was only a very gentle piece of work, but he looks well and seems in good form,” said Grimthorpe.
“It is always encouraging to see the horses back on the gallops, but really they were not doing enough to tell you a lot about where they are.
“I’ve obviously seen Frankel a few times over the winter and he looks to have done well and strengthened up a bit.
“We’re still aiming towards the Lockinge at Newbury.”
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