The Triumph of Henry Cecil: The Authorised Biography - Couverture souple

Rushmer, Tony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 147212846X ISBN 13 : 9781472128461

Editeur : Constable, 2020

Synopsis

The inside story of how master trainer Henry Cecil achieved the greatest comeback ever seen in the sport of horseracing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tony Rushmer owns a sports PR business and is also a freelance writer on horseracing, football and golf. He has contributed to many national newspapers and magazines over the last 25 years. Henry Cecil was a client of Tony's from June 2006 until he died in June 2013.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'You won't find a better chronicle of the ins and outs of the training life . . . an endearing picture of the master trainer' Spectator

When Henry Cecil sent out just 12 winners in 2005 it seemed as if the 10-time champion racehorse trainer's career was in terminal decline. The masterly touch that he'd shown through the glory-days of the two previous decades appeared to have deserted him after a series of painful professional and personal blows.

When Cecil was diagnosed with cancer in June 2006, it would have been enough to break many a man. But behind the scenes, the master of Warren Place in Newmarket was determined not to be labelled - in his words - a 'has-been'. Showing an iron resolve to fight for his professional reputation as well as his life, Cecil staged one of the great sporting comebacks. It was a story that captured the imagination of the racing public and beyond, peaking with his supreme handling of the unbeaten champion Frankel.

Containing fascinating detail and a wealth of new material, The Triumph of Henry Cecil shows how Cecil emerged from his slump, displayed relentless strength in the face of a cruel disease and trained the magnificent Frankel - as brilliant a racehorse as the sport has ever known.

'Rushmer's book represents a new chapter in a story which will be forever woven into a racing tapestry as lush as the turf on the Heath which the man made his own' Newmarket Journal

'A must read for all racing fans and followers. But it will resonate on a wider level . . . Rushmer's book is well written, brilliantly researched and very easy to read and devour' Let's Talk

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 147212846X
• ISBN 13: 9781472128461
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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