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05-21-2007, 12:57 PM
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 Let's stay on topic now. From Racing post..... Next stop Gold Cup for Cecil by David Lawrence STAR stayer Sergeant Cecil will have his next outing in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on June 21. Connections of last week's Yorkshire Cup winner had been considering a crack at Epsom's Coronation Cup on June 1, but trainer Rod Millman revealed on Sunday that that race has now definitely been struck off the eight-year-old's agenda. Millman said: "We've decided to wait for the Gold Cup and, although we're keen to try 'Cecil' over a mile and half at the top level this season, plans for that will have to wait until after Ascot." Millman added:"He's come back from York in great form, which isn't surprising considering that he won with a bit to spare, but we're going to give him an easy time for a couple of weeks. "We want him at his very best when he takes on Yeats in the Gold Cup and thereare plenty of races for him after Ascot, including the Goodwood Cup, the Lonsdale Cup, the Irish St Leger and the Prix du Cadran at Longchamp on Arc day. "We may also think about going overseas with him later on, but we're not going to sacrifice races closer to home before we get to that stage and there are quite a few options for him in England, Ireland and France. "Which target we choose for him to try a mile and a half will depend on how the opportunities fit in and how the races look to be shaping up." Rising Cross, seventh behind Sergeant Cecil in the Yorkshire Cup, is set to drop back in distance to contest the Coronation Cup. Connections of last year's Oaks runner-up believe she will improve for the her effort over 1m 6f at York, as it was her first outing for 208 days. Trainer John Best said on Sunday: "She was going easily two furlongs from home, but just seemed to get a bit tired in the closing stages. "She's come back from York in excellent form, is sure to improve for the race, and will go to Epsom next." 
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