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Article: Sergeant cecil has earned his stripes ; Sergeant Cecil, the flag bearer at Rod Millman's Cullompton yard, will this season be campaigned in the big staying races, with the Yorkshire Cup on Friday his next engagement, writes Lucy Johnson.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2008
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Sergeant Cecil, the flag bearer at Rod Millman's Cullompton
yard, will this season be campaigned in the big staying races, with
the Yorkshire Cup on Friday his next engagement, writes Lucy
Johnson.
"He came in a bit late this year and missed a bit of work before
Newbury, but we wanted to give him a pipe opener there. The long
term target is the French Gold Cup in October - a race he won two
years ago," Millman said.
Millman is well known for his success with the former Racing Post
horse of the year, but a young filly called Bramaputra could well
steal his mantle if she runs up to promise of her first two efforts.
At Ascot at the end of April she was beaten by three quarters of
a length ...