Stakes. After finishing last of eight behind Yeats in the Goodwood Cup on 3 August he was retired from racing. Terry Cooper commented He was not just the horse of a lifetime but of a dozen lifetimes – he has been absolutely fantastic and it has been a privilege to own him. Cecil has taken me to places I never thought I would go to and has enabled me to meet people I would never have met. As a horse he is a real gentleman with a lovely temperament and a sound constitution". Retirement After his retirement from racing Sergeant Cecil was sent for re-training as a dressage horse and was then used as a mount for the trainee jockeys at a riding school but failed to settle in either task. He was returned to Terry Cooper's property and was reported in 2017 to be enjoying a "sprightly" retirement. Pedigree References 1999 racehorse births Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 7-a