Sergeant Cecil is in great shape in preparation to his comeback at Newbury on April 21, as informed by Trainer Rod Millman. "He's had a lovely winter and I'm really pleased with him. If anything, he's come back bigger and stronger than he ever has before," Millman said.

The eight-year-old will return in the Group 3 Dubai Tennis Championships Stakes, the same competition in which he started last year. However, trainer Millman believes Sergeant Cecil is a little bit more forward in his campaign than he was twelve months ago.

The horse won three times in 2006 in the Group One Prix Du Cadran and in the Doncaster and Lonsdale Cups. “He'll basically have a similar campaign and if we do half as well as last year, we will be very pleased,” Millmand said about the expectations for this year.

The trainer also has Hawridge Prince to fight with this season. Although he prefers to keep the two horses apart, Millman has confirmed that the Gold Cup is the target for both of them.