Cecil sweet on Shift

HENRY CECIL would not swap his Vodafone Oaks heroine Light Shift “for anything” as he plans her assault on the Irish version.

Cecil sweet on Shift
Thu, 14 Jun, 2007 - 01:00
Nick Robson

The three-year-old filly propelled the master of Warren Place back into the big time with a heart-warming victory at Epsom.

The success gave Cecil his eighth winner in the fillies’ Classic and he now has his sights set on the Irish Oaks at the Curragh on July 15, a double he completed with Ramruma in 1999.

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