Enable and Sir Mark Prescott the big draws as crowds descend on Newmarket yards

Superstar Enable was the main attraction as crowds flocked to the second day of the Henry Cecil Open Weekend in Newmarket on Sunday.

Visitors travelled from across the country for one last glimpse of the ten-time Group 1 winner on the gallops as she brought up the rear of a galaxy of stars from the John Gosden yard on Warren Hill.

Ridden by her lad Imran Shahwani, Enable was preceded by stablemates Stradivarius, Logician, Terebellum, Enbihaar, Coronet and Lah Ti Dar up the Polytrack gallop.

Visitors gather at Sir Mark Prescott's stablesCredit: John Hoy

Champion stayer Stradivarius was almost as big a draw as Enable, and Gosden said: “Stradivarius is uncharacteristic for a staying horse as usually they're these huge strapping things, but he's very neat. He'll go to Champions Day again and next year the target will be to win three Ascot Gold Cups with him."

Newmarket Heath was awash with people before the day's 8am start, but as soon as Enable had floated by it was almost deserted as most people made their way to the 21 yards that were opening their doors.

Sir Mark Prescott's decision to open for the first time proved popular to say the least. He was swamped by visitors, including about 200 who queued up outside Heath House nearly 90 minutes before opening time.

Such was the demand that Prescott himself had to help out by taking many of those waiting across the road to Osborne Stables for a pre-tour talk to ease the burden.

Prescott joked: "It's been absolutely horrific. I've never seen so many people. They were waiting outside at 7.30am to get in. I definitely won’t be doing this again as it’s been a nightmare and all I need now is for someone to ask me for a tip!”

Among the throng were David and Caroline Hobbs, who had travelled from South Wiltshire. The latter said: "Enable was a big draw for us, as well as Sir Mark's yard, but we've got to weigh up whether it's worth waiting all that time and missing other things as I've never seen queues like it."

Other sites were popular, including Godolphin’s Lifetime Care premises at Craven House on the Hamilton Road, as well as Amy Murphy's Southgate Stables, whose stablestar Kalashnikov was happy to pose for pictures with visitors.

Grade 1 winner Kalashnikov was happy to pose for pictures at Amy Murphy's yard

Murphy said: "We've been busier than last year and people were waiting outside well before 9am. We’ve been blessed with the weather, as it rained last year."

Charlie Fellowes, chairman of the open weekend, who was showing off his new yard at Bedford House, said: "It's been a great success and I've never seen so many people on Warren Hill to see Mr Gosden's superstars."

Oisin Murphy won the Clipper Logistics showjumping event. The jockey jumped an extra fence and took the wrong course but still won from last year’s victor Ryan Moore.

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