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Sir Henry Cecil and Willie Carson to be inducted into British Champions Series Hall of Fame

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Sir Henry Cecil and Willie Carson to be inducted into British Champions Series Hall of Fame

Sir Henry Cecil and Willie Carson are the latest inductees into the Qipco British Champions Series Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on QIPco's British Champion's Day at Ascot on Saturday.

Sir Henry Cecil and Willie Carson are the latest inductees into the Qipco British Champions Series Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on QIPco's British Champion's Day at Ascot this Saturday. Cecil died of cancer at the age of 70, just days before Royal Ascott. Teddy Grimthorpe, former racing manager to the late Prince Khalid Abdullah, owner of Frankel, said Cecil was charming, colourful and brilliant. i.e. he was obsessed with Frankels. He used to spend all night watching him. It also showed that he understood him, according to Grimtore.

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