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Article: Champions Day: History makerCecil gets loudest cheer.(Sports)
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- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2005
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Byline: TONY ELVES
THE Grouprace fare on show was the main draw for a packed Champions Day crowd at Newmarket, but there was no disputing the most vociferous reception on the return to the winner's enclosure as Sergeant Cecil created a piece of history when humping 9st 8lb to victory under Alan Munro in the Totesport Cesarewitch.
A plan that only came under consideration at York in August reached glorious fruition as the Rod Millman-trained gelding became the first horse to land the great staying handicap treble of the ...