Triumph of Henry Cecil

Henry Cecil sent out just twelve winners in 2005. It seemed as if the ten-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.