Lady Cecil to retire at end of season

Lady Cecil to retire from training at end of season

BY STUART RILEY 6:41PM 24 JUN 2015

LADY CECIL, widow of the legendary Sir Henry Cecil, will leave the training ranks at the end of the 2015 season with executors finalising the sale of of her base at Warren Place Stables in Newmarket.

"Training, for me, has always been about working with the horses and the team here at Warren Place. That has been a major factor in why I have continued since Henry died two years ago," she said in a statement on her website.

"Therefore, I confirm that at the end of the Flat season, I will stop training. Until then, the team and I will continue to work hard to achieve as much as we can with the horses.

"I would like to thank my owners for their much appreciated on-going support. They have been fantastic over the last two years and I can't thank them enough for their understanding and help."

Speculation regarding the future of Warren Place has been rife since Cecil's death in 2013.

The yard is believed to be being purchased by Sheikh Mohammed, as revealed by the Racing Post on the eve of Royal Ascot. The Godolphin founder will install a new trainer.

Last year Lady Cecil claimed three Group 1s with the front-running Noble Mission, taking the Tattersalls Gold Cup, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and Qipco Champion Stakes. In 2013 she also trained two winners at her late husband's beloved royal meeting, with Ripsote and the ill-fated Thomas Chippendale.

Ed Walker, who leases part of Warren Place, will also continue at the stables until November.

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All the best Lady Cecil I am sure the last 2 years could not have been easy and not much chance of you reading the forum but well done .

Her late husband was an impossible act to follow, but no one should underestimate what she achieved with Noble Mission last season. Hopefully she can have a few more nice winners before the season ends.