behind Millenary. On his final run of the year, the gelding carried top weight of 134 pounds in the Cesarewitch over two and a quarter miles at Newmarket Racecourse on 15 October and started at 10/1 against 33 opponents. As in his two previous major wins he produced a strong late run in the last quarter mile after being held up by Munro for most of the race. He gained the advantage in the final strides and won by a length from King Revo, becoming the first horse to win the Northumberland Plate, Ebor and Cesarewitch in the same year. Millman commented "He needs a confident jockey on him and that's what Alan is", while Munro said "I owe Rod a lot. He was the first to help me out when I came back, so it's brilliant to pay him back". 2006: seven-year-old season In 2006 Sergeant Cecil eschewed handicap competition and was campaigned exclusively in weight-for-age races. He began his campaign by coming home fourth behind Mubtaker in the John Porter Stakes at Newbury in April and then ran second to Percussionist in the Yorkshire Cup in May. In the Ascot Gold Cup in June he came home fourth behind Yeats and was then dropped in class for the Listed Esher Stakes at Sandown in July, a race in which he started the 5/6 favourite but was beaten a neck by Land 'n Stars. On 3 August he ran fourth behind Yeats, Geordieland and Tungsten Strike in the Goodwood Cup after struggling to obtain a clear run in the straight. Frankie Dettori took over the ride from Munro when the gelding contested the Lonsdale Cup at York nineteen days later and was made the 11/4 favourite against ten opponents including Tungsten Strike, Franklins Gardens (2005 Yorkshire Cup), Kasthari (Doncaster Cup) and The Whistling Teal (Ormonde Stakes). After racing towards the rear of the field, Sergeant Cecil produced his customary late run, gained the advantage in the last hundred yards, and won by half a length from Franklins Gardens. Dettori was again in the saddle on 8 September when Sergeant Cecil started favourite for the "Doncaster Cup", which was run that year at York. Tungsten Strike and Kasthari were again in opposition while the best fancied of the other five runners where the eleven-year-old Alcazar (Prix Royal-Oak) and the Irish mare Clara Allen. Sergeant Cecil came from the rear of