Broken leg agony for young Twiston-Davies

He was taken to Warwick Hospital to undergo surgery last night.

Willie's brother, Sam Twiston-Davies, said: "It's bad news as he's broken his femur in his right leg.

"He's obviously going to be out of action for quite a while, but he's not in too bad spirits, considering. He's gone to Warwick Hospital and will be operated on there."

The injury capped a painful day for the Willie Twiston-Davies after it was revealed that he had been replaced on Baby Run, the horse who carried him to his biggest win in the John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase at Aintree, by his 18-year-old brother Sam in the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown this Saturday.

Elsewhere this weekend, even the great Henry Cecil admitted to feeling the nerves ahead of Frankel's highly-anticipated return to action in the totesport.com Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday - but he need not have worried.

The Galileo colt's juvenile campaign promised so much, with the youngster winning each of his four starts before signing off with an imperious performance in the Dewhurst Stakes exactly six months ago to to the day.

Through the winter months the much-vaunted three-year-old headed the ante-post lists for both the 2000 Guineas and the Derby, and headlines of him beating a passenger train on the famous Newmarket gallops did little to deflect the hype.

Facing five rivals including last year's Coventry winner Strong Suit, 1-4 favourite Frankel could not have done more on his comeback. There must have been some concerns from his connections early on with stablemate and pacemaker Picture Editor struggling to get Frankel out of a canter, but eventually that one picked up and the market leader was back on the bridle.

Excelebration was the only one still in with a chance heading to the furlong marker, but it was all over once Frankel engaged overdrive and he soon carried Tom Queally clear for a ready success. Cecil said: "It was quite nerve-wracking as we haven't been able to do any work on the grass at all. It was a trial and the lead horse couldn't go fast enough for him but once he settled, he quickened up well.

"He's had a good blow. I thought he needed the race beforehand. It's very exciting."

It turned out to be quite a day for the Cecil and Queally combination, with another apparent Classic prospect World Domination making a winning debut in the a one-mile three-furlong maiden. Fame And Glory had to work a shade harder than might have been expected when emerging victorious in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan yesterday. Despite his 2-9 starting price, Aidan O'Brien's four-time Group One winner needed plenty of encouragement to secure Listed honours for new jockey Jamie Spencer. Fame And Glory only got on top of Fictional Account inside the final 500 yards to win by half a length.