Racing mourns Sir Henry Cecil who has died after long illness

Legendary trainer Sir Henry Cecil died on Tuesday morning at the age of 70 following a long battle with stomach cancer.

Frankel was ridden in all his races by Tom Queally, Cecil's first jockey in recent years. He told Racing UK: "Every other trainer aspires to be like him and no other trainer will come close. "He really excelled with Frankel. He made all he right calls and all the right choices with him. "He retired unbeaten and that was his jewel in the crown. Racing has lost a real gem." American Steve Cauthen enjoyed six highly successful years as stable jockey, including many Classic triumphs and the Triple Crown success of the filly Oh So Sharp in 1985. "It's a great loss to the sport and to everybody who knew him. He was such a great guy - different, special, a genius and we had six great years together," he said. "The first year we had an amazing run when Slip Anchor won the Derby and Oh So Sharp won the Triple Crown for fillies. "He had a great sense of humour. He was a super intelligent guy and really knew how to place his horses. "The way he trained was great and the way he placed them was fantastic. He was a special trainer. "He did a perfect job in making Frankel the horse he was." An emotional Pat Eddery remembered his time riding for the master of Warren Place. "He was a great trainer, he was a genius and I was very fortunate to have ridden for him and it's just really sad," he told At The Races. "He was never overpowering. He was quite an easy person to get on with. "He just trained some great horses. He's gone through some bad times, came back and did it again." Six-times champion Kieren Fallon, another of the elite band of Cecil stable jockeys, described him as a "legend". "He was a legend. My first year with him, I was champion jockey. We had a great rapport and he will be sadly missed," he told Sky Sports News. "We won the Derby with Oath, the Guineas with Sleepytime, we had a lot of great success. "I think Frankel will be on everybody's mind, the way he trained that horse, one of the greatest horses we've ever seen - we'll not see another one like him." Like Cecil, Sir Michael Stoute has been champion trainer 10 times and paid the ultimate tribute by describing him as the best trainer the UK has ever had. "I do not believe this country has ever produced a better trainer than Henry," said the Freemason Lodge handler. "I know there has never been one so loved. "And then there was his toughness and courage which had to be seen to be believed as he continued to supervise the training of his horses. Some man." Trainer Harry Dunlop was Cecil's godson and spent three years at Warren Place. "It's a massive loss for racing as a whole. We saw last year and the year before with Frankel how incredible he was as a trainer," he said. "I think he was an incredible trainer of a very good horse, the planning and patience with his two-year-olds were his strengths, and then knowing the correct race to go for. "I was there when things weren't going well, but the incredible thing is that he brought it back up to be one of the most successful yards in the and again. Not many do that." Racing remembered Cecil with a minute's silence before each of Tuesday's four meetings.