Queally: Cecil was pure class

Stable jockey Tom Queally last night hailed Frankel trainer Henry Cecil as “pure class” as he led a flood of tributes for the legendary Warren Place maestro, who died yesterday at the age of 70.

“Everybody in racing will be saddened to hear of his passing away,” said Waterford man Queally. “This is going to affect an awful lot of people. I’m gutted to hear it. His illness got the better of him — it’s a dreadful shame.

“He was very easy to ride for. He was a great trainer and an even greater person. Everything he did was class — he was just class, everything about him. Every other trainer aspires to be like him and no other trainer will come close. He had a great empathy with horses and was a people person as well.