Festival first for flat king Cecil

HENRY Cecil makes his first ever visit to the Cheltenham Festival today and could even mark his appearance with a winner.

Festival first for flat king Cecil
Thu, 17 Mar, 2011 - 00:00

The legend of the Flat is running the Niarchos family-owned Plato in the St Patrick’s Day Derby, a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK.

A winner of a maiden at Newmarket last summer and joint-highest on ratings in the field, Plato will be ridden by Lorna Fowler, the broadcaster and sister of jockey Mark Bradburne.

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CourtsRacingPlace: NewmarketPlace: CheltenhamPerson: CecilPerson: Henry CecilPerson: NiarchosPerson: PlatoPerson: Lorna FowlerPerson: Mark BradburnePerson: Rachel WysePerson: Jonjo O’NeillPerson: Alice PlunkettPerson: Michael JarvisEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: St Patrick’s Day DerbyOrganisation: Cancer Research UKOrganisation: Sky Sports NewsOrganisation: Channel 4 RacingOrganisation: Shark Hanlon
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