New Posts For Thread: Sir Henry Cecil’s 7 Wins in The Sussex Stakes at Goodwood plus a Tribute to The Great Trainer HRL.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrlSpeaking of great trainers.......Certainly the greatest for me when i got into racing in a big way in the mid 80s......https://youtu.be/GRfOjvRGXjg?si=oCuTSbZ2V-KK0pTXSir Henry was the greatest imo , when i first started betting on flat racing in the mid/late 70s whilst at school there was just something about the guy that made me take notice. The brilliant miler Kris was my absolute favourite in his stable, a lovhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565514393#565514393Sir Henry was the greatest imo , when i first started betting on flat racing in the mid/late 70s whilst at school there was just something about the guy that made me take notice. The brilliant miler Kris was my absolute favourite in his stable, a lovTue, 28 Jul 2026 12:20:26 -0500we had cole, chappel_ hyem,cumani,tree,brittain, hannon competition was so strong then, and alec stewart ,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565514033#565514033we had cole, chappel_ hyem,cumani,tree,brittain, hannon competition was so strong then, and alec stewart ,Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:58:04 -0500indeed, barry at chester in certain races was a shoeinand Balding...lol, remember Forest Flower fondly.....so many trainers, and of course no Godolphin or Coolmore whichhelped greatly.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513919#565513919indeed, barry at chester in certain races was a shoeinand Balding...lol, remember Forest Flower fondly.....so many trainers, and of course no Godolphin or Coolmore whichhelped greatly.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:15:14 -0500Or Ian Balding. Mill Reef was earlier but plenty of Group 1 horses in the late 80s and early 90s including Lochsong and Selkirk.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513897#565513897Or Ian Balding. Mill Reef was earlier but plenty of Group 1 horses in the late 80s and early 90s including Lochsong and Selkirk.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:02:59 -0500Barry hills too, made me packets at Donny and Chester.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513885#565513885Barry hills too, made me packets at Donny and Chester.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:50 -0500and how could i forget John Dunlop.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513871#565513871and how could i forget John Dunlop.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:53:49 -0500Cecil, Stoute, Harwood, Cumani, Wragg as someone said, and many, many more it was the halcoyn days for me...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513869#565513869Cecil, Stoute, Harwood, Cumani, Wragg as someone said, and many, many more it was the halcoyn days for me...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:53:17 -0500Top draw my number 1https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513775#565513775Top draw my number 1Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:45:15 -0500What a character. When Godolphin got their first 2yo winner at Ascot, I said to my pal, lets go and see Sheikh Mo gloating in the winners enclosure.Why my pal said , so as we walked over I told him the story that Cecil had said , after they took 2yhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513591#565513591What a character. When Godolphin got their first 2yo winner at Ascot, I said to my pal, lets go and see Sheikh Mo gloating in the winners enclosure.Why my pal said , so as we walked over I told him the story that Cecil had said , after they took 2yTue, 28 Jul 2026 04:09:17 -0500There's a top trainer who was around that time who gets over looked when trainersget mentioned,my favourite trainer,Geoff Wragg.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31907825/sir-henry-cecils-7-wins-in-the-sussex-stakes-at-goodwood-plus-a-tribute-to-the-great-trainer-hrl?post_id=565513559#565513559There's a top trainer who was around that time who gets over looked when trainersget mentioned,my favourite trainer,Geoff Wragg.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:19:43 -0500