Double tonic for Cecil

Frankel’s younger brother Noble Mission and the admirable mare Chachamaidee combined to give Henry Cecil a Group-race double on the opening afternoon of Glorious Goodwood.

All that was missing was the master trainer himself, who has been susceptible to other illness due to his ongoing treatment for cancer, but the Warren Place runners had been perfectly primed to cover themselves in glory.

Noble Mission continues to establish himself as a useful performer in his own right with a courageous victory over Encke in the bet365 Gordon Stakes.