Grimthorpe hoping Frankel is star Teddy Grimthorpe is ready to let Frankel do the talking ahead of his highly-anticipated clash with Dream Ahead and Saamidd in the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The Group One contest has occupied plenty of column inches of late with the unbeaten Frankel - described by Henry Cecil as his most promising juvenile since Wollow, who won this race 35 years ago - taking on dual Group One winner Dream Ahead, as well as Godolphin's promising youngster Saamidd. Frankel has reportedly been tearing up the gallops at Warren Place and he will line up at Headquarters as an odds-on favourite, but Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, is trying to play down the hype. "The race has obviously been built up but I think the time for talking has almost come to an end and it is time for the horses to do the speaking," said Grimthorpe. "I think everything is a process and a step and the horse has been going very well at home. Everyone has been pleased with him but it's on the racecourse that counts. "He does everything easily at home and it's not like he's been asked to do a lot - he does it all well within himself. "This is certainly his toughest task to date and there are some really high-class horses in the race, so it's going to be a good contest." David Simcock's Dream Ahead lines up just over a fortnight after his breathtaking display in the Middle Park Stakes at this track. The trainer admits he would ideally have preferred a bigger gap between races but could not be happier with his stable star's current condition. "I don't think it's nerves that I'm feeling, I think it's more excitement than anything else," said Simcock. "He'll go out there and do his best and it's a very, very good race. I don't think it's just a three-horse race as everyone is saying - there are six more than capable horses in there. "He seems to have come out of the Middle Park absolutely fine. Two weeks between Group Ones isn't ideal for any horse, never mind for a two-year-old, but his well-being seems excellent and we're happy to take our chance. "He's won two Group Ones and has achieved a lot already, so his form is there for everyone to see on paper. "Frankel is the talking horse and it should be a good spectacle." Many have questioned the colt's ability to handle a quicker surface given the way he ploughed through the mud to devastating effect here at the start of the month, but Simcock does not believe it will be a problem. "I've never said the softer the ground the better for him, I just think he copes with it really well and it inconveniences others," said the trainer. "It will be lovely ground tomorrow and we just need to enjoy it now." Saamidd is perhaps the one with most to prove out of the leading trio but he registered a stylish win in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster last time. Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: "He was very impressive at Doncaster but he really needs to step up in order to win. "I think you need to take heed of what Henry Cecil says about Frankel, when he told the press he was the best two-year-old he had had since Wollow. "That's quite a statement. He was visually very impressive and I personally haven't seen a two-year-old like him. It's going to be very hard for Saamidd to win. "After Doncaster, Saamidd has gone a bit to sleep. I don't believe that's a bad thing for racehorses but he needs to be back to what he was at Doncaster, and better than that."
