Sir Henry Cecil: A Horse & Hound tribute

Legendary racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil died on Tuesday 11 June, aged 70.

During his career Sir Henry saddled 25 British Classic winners. He also had a record 75 winners at Royal Ascot. In recent years he was thrown into the spotlight for training unbeaten wonder horse Frankel.

H&H looks back at some recent career highlights in pictures.

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