Frankie splits from Al Thani

EXPERT EYE could return to the top level for the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood after getting his career back on track in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot.

“The way he won the Jersey over seven furlongs, you would expect him to get the mile,” said Lord Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to Expert Eye’s owner, Prince Khalid Abdullah. FRANKIE DETTORI will prioritise his commitment to John Gosden after his association with former boss Sheikh Joaan Al Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing was made formal.

“I’m very grateful for the support Sheikh Joaan has given me, but I’m riding for John as much as ever now, and I have to prioritise my future to him,” the Italian said yesterday.