Champion aim as Cecil hits century

Henry Cecil, fighting out the Flat trainers' championship with Saeed bin Suroor, notched his century of winners with a double at Nottingham yesterday, helping champion-jockey elect, Pat Eddery, to a treble in the process.

After a satisfactory gallop, Bosra Sham, the 1,000 Guineas winner, will be on Cecil's side in the race that may well decide the destination of the title, the Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday week.

n Martin Pipe's ex-stable jockey, David Bridgwater, has signed a contract to ride the horses of one of the trainer's former owners, Darren Mercer, including Banjo and Escartefigue.