Cecil lodges first ever appeal Henry Cecil has lodged an appeal for the first time in his 32 years as a trainer by questioning the decision to disqualify Double Crossed from first place in the Arena Racing Oaks Trial at Lingfield it has been reported today.The Newmarket trainer made his decision after watching a video of Saturday's race given to him by his stable jockey Richard Quinn.Double Crossed beat Pat Eddery`s mount Silver Grey Lady by a neck, but following an inquiry the stewards reversed the placings although they deemed that Quinn had nothing wrong on Prince Khaled Abdulla`s filly.'After looking at the tape, I have advised the Prince that he should appeal.'We wouldn`t do so without really good reason, but I played the tape eight or nine times when Richard came back and I now think the decision was wrong,' Cecil told the Racing Post.'My filly might have cut in a bit further down the course with the other one (Silver Grey Lady), but at the time of the incident she`s been following a straight line as you can see from the shadow cast by the running rail. There`s masses of racing room and my filly keeps as straight as a die.'I`ve been trying to come up with a reason why I shouldn`t appeal but there isn`t one.' - PA
