‘Hurt’ Cecil refuses to endorse biography

Henry Cecil admitted he is “hurt” and “upset” by the contents of a new biography written by veteran journalist Brough Scott.

Cecil issued a statement on Thursday evening to explain why he would not be signing copies of the new Racing Post-published book, which is released today.

The legendary trainer said he regularly signs books and racecards related to former stable star Frankel, as well as copies of a previous book about him, but will not be endorsing Scott’s new tome as he feels the concept of the book was changed without consultation.