Baaeed makes big impression in Sir Henry Cecil victory

Ashley Iveson
July 8, 2021 3:45 pm

‘I don’t know where we’ll go, but I won’t miss a good entry’.

Baaeed maintained his unbeaten record with a thoroughly impressive display in the Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes.

A full-brother to the high-class middle-distance performer Hukum, the William Haggas-trained three-year-old looked an exciting prospect when making a winning debut at Leicester – and confirmed that impression with a dominant display over this course and distance last month.

The Sea The Stars colt faced a far from straightforward task stepping up to Listed class, with St James’s Palace Stakes fourth Maximal and one-time Classic hope One Ruler among his four rivals, but he ultimately swept them aside with relative ease.

Always travelling well in the hands of Jim Crowley, the heavily-backed 10-11 favourite cruised into contention before readily extending four lengths clear, with Maximal a clear second ahead of One Ruler in third.

An outstanding performance!
Baaeed has blitzed the field to remain unbeaten and land the @edmondsonhall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes for William Haggas and Jim Crowley#JulyFestival pic.twitter.com/Y3zNOQUWWJ

— Newmarket Racecourse (@NewmarketRace) July 8, 2021

“He’s looking talented,” said Haggas.

“He’s got speed and his brother is a mile-and-a-halfer, so he’s an exciting horse.

“His pedigree says he could step up to a mile and a quarter, but his style of racing doesn’t really say that. We’ll see, (but) I don’t think there’s any hurry to step him up in trip.

“I thought it was a really good Listed contest today, so to do that – come from the back and show a nice turn of foot – is a good sign.”