Must Meet Cecil (2018) Horse
About
Must Meet Cecil is a 7yo bay‑grey racehorse trained by C Collins in Meath. His sire is the stallion Mustameet and his dam is Jaya Bella. He has accumulated five wins so far. On 7 Oct 2023 at Fairyhouse he claimed his most important victory, taking the $7,067.00 Book Your Winter Festival Tickets Handicap Hurdle (80‑116). The horse has proved profitable for punters; anyone who backed him throughout his career would have earned a 45 % return on investment.
Raced At
Navan
• Wexford
• Fairyhouse
• Downpatrick
• Kilbeggan
• Sligo
• Galway
• Roscommon
• Killarney
• Tramore
• Naas
• Bellewstown
• Tipperary
• Listowel
• Clonmel
• Thurles
• LeopardstownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 17-Nov-25 4070m HEAVY R2 HcpH (of $25,000), SP: 17.00 1st Themanintheboots ( J Smith 153 , Cd 148 ) 2nd Clonbury Bridge ( D Gilligan 158 ) 7.00L 3rd Midleton Rare ( S Ewing 148 ) 10.00L 11th Must Meet Cecil ( C P Millar 158 , Cd 163 ) 28.20L See full results | C P Millar 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 28.20L | 11 (13) |
| Wexford 28-Oct-25 3310m SOFT R3 HcpH $450 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:09.700, SP: 5.00 1st Bannow Blaze ( E Staples 160 , Cd 153 ) 2nd Club Manager ( L A Mckenna 163 , Cd 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Rockonliam ( M O'connor 158 ) 9.75L 5th Must Meet Cecil ( C P Millar 161 , Cd 166 ) 20.25L See full results | C P Millar 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 20.25L | 5 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 3220m SOFT R3 HcpH $725 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 03:48.200, SP: 4.50 1st Paul's Dream ( D Mullins 152 ) 2nd Red Glory ( D O'keeffe 163 ) 3.50L 3rd Mary's Pride ( S Kavanagh 148 , Cd 141 ) 4.75L 4th Must Meet Cecil ( E Staples 155 , Cd 162 ) 11.75L See full results | E Staples 70.3kg, Cd 73.5kg 11.75L | 4 (12) |
| Downpatrick 19-Sep-25 3570m SOFT R2 HcpH $1,150 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:21.000, SP: 4.00 1st Arcland ( E Staples 162 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 160 ) 0.50L 3rd Must Meet Cecil ( T P Roche 160 ) 1.00L See full results | T P Roche 72.6kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Kilbeggan 06-Sep-25 3220m SOFT R2 HcpH $2,000 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 03:47.600, SP: 9.50 1st Zillow ( A Mcguinness 161 ) 2nd Paul's Dream ( S Cleary-farrell 143 ) 3.25L 3rd Must Meet Cecil ( G Brouder 147 ) 3.75L See full results | G Brouder 66.7kg 3.75L | 3 (11) |
| Kilbeggan 23-Aug-25 3800m GOOD R3 HcpH $230 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:34.300, SP: 21.00 1st Pampar Lady ( K Donoghue 164 ) 2nd Malbas ( K Buckley 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Hudson ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 1.50L 6th Must Meet Cecil ( E Staples 164 , Cd 171 ) 7.70L See full results | E Staples 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg 7.70L | 6 (10) |
| Sligo 08-Aug-25 3600m GOOD R1 H $999 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:23.100, SP: 6.50 1st Mount Sinai ( B Hayes 146 ) 2nd Oh So Charming ( J P O'sullivan 160 ) 2.50L 3rd Must Meet Cecil ( E Staples 158 ) 7.50L See full results | E Staples 71.7kg 7.50L | 3 (5) |
| Galway 29-Jul-25 3340m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $17,501), Winning Time: 03:54.800, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders, bad mistake 3 out, dropped to 10 and mistake 2 out, ridden and weakened 1st Jerrari ( D Meyler 161 ) 2nd Prove Yourself ( D Gilligan 163 ) 4.00L 3rd Rakki ( P Townend 157 ) 0.50L 15th Must Meet Cecil ( T P Roche 163 , Cd 168 ) 33.65L See full results | T P Roche 73.9kg, Cd 76.2kg 33.65L | 15 (20) |
| Roscommon 08-Jul-25 4140m GOOD R1 H (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:04.080, SP: 6.00 Always towards rear, never a factor 1st Ahead Of The Posse ( E Staples 154 ) 2nd War Correspondent ( P Cody 168 ) 2.25L 3rd Allo Al Khawaneej ( P Byrnes 158 ) 4.50L 7th Must Meet Cecil ( J Smith 158 , Cd 163 ) 37.50L See full results | J Smith 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 37.50L | 7 (9) |
| Sligo 11-Jun-25 3710m GOOD R1 H $2,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:19.300, SP: 3.25 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and no impression on winner before last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in 1st Embittered ( P M O'brien 150 ) 2nd Must Meet Cecil ( G Brouder 158 ) 4.25L 3rd Rockview Roman ( P Hanlon 146 ) 3.00L See full results | G Brouder 71.7kg 4.25L | 2 (7) |
| Wexford 29-May-25 3420m GOOD R1 H $2,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:03.600, SP: 6.50 Led, headed before 2nd, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd, left in 2nd last, no impression run-in 1st Beacon Edge ( J M Halford 168 , Cd 161 ) 2nd Must Meet Cecil ( C P Millar 158 , Cd 153 ) 22.00L 3rd Rockview Roman ( D A Kidd 146 , Cd 139 ) 24.25L See full results | C P Millar 71.7kg, Cd 69.4kg 22.00L | 2 (6) |
| Killarney 11-May-25 3420m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $40,001), SP: 7.50 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden after 3 out, no extra and slightly hampered before next, weakened 1st Batman Girac ( J J Slevin 166 ) 2nd Last Kingdom ( M P Walsh 159 ) 3.00L 3rd Come On The Lads ( K E Buckley 153 ) 4.25L 8th Must Meet Cecil ( T P Roche 149 , Cd 154 ) 25.10L See full results | T P Roche 67.6kg, Cd 69.9kg 25.10L | 8 (9) |
| Tramore 15-Apr-25 3360m SOFT R1 H $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:17.100, SP: 5.00 Mid-division, slight mistake 6th, headway into 3rd 3 out, pushed along and led 2 out, ridden at last, edged left and stayed on well close home 1st Must Meet Cecil ( T P Roche 158 , Cd 153 ) 2nd Darkened ( D J Gilligan 150 ) 0.50L 3rd Gamigin ( A Harvey 162 , Cd 157 ) 3.50L See full results | T P Roche 71.7kg, Cd 69.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Naas 12-Nov-23 4010m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $25,699), Winning Time: 05:13.800, SP: 22/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, soon clear with leader, no impression on clear leader in 2nd before 5th, took closer order before 4 out, lost place and weakened before 2 out 1st Espanito Bello ( M J M O'sullivan 150 ) 2nd Gaoth Chuil ( S O'callaghan 142 ) 2.25L 3rd Lord Erskine ( J J Slevin 140 ) 3.50L 16th Must Meet Cecil ( G Brouder 140 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | G Brouder 63.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 16 (19) |
| Fairyhouse 07-Oct-23 3220m SOFT R5 HcpH $6,600 (of $7,067), Winning Time: 04:03.300, SP: 7/1 Soon led, not fluent at 1st, headed after 2nd, closed at 5th, stumbled in 2nd before 4 out, led and asserted before 2 out, not fluent last, strongly pressed run-in, just held on 1st Must Meet Cecil ( C P Millar 160 ) 2nd The Dasher Conway ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 0.20L 3rd Anyway ( M J M O'sullivan 160 ) 10.00L | C P Millar 72.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Bellewstown 30-Aug-23 4110m GOOD H (of $6,300), Winning Time: 04:51.200, SP: 7.50 Tracked leader, slight mistake 1st, led briefly 4th, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 4 out, pushed along and joined 2 out, ridden approaching last, led narrowly and edged left run-in, kept on well 1st Must Meet Cecil ( C P Millar 154 ) 2nd Bal De Rio ( D King 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Starman ( J P O'sullivan 150 ) 4.75L | C P Millar 69.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Sligo 24-Aug-23 4150m GOOD R5 HcpH $575 (of $11,501), Winning Time: 05:12.060, SP: 8.50 Soon led, 5 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage 3 out, pushed along and headed next, dropped to 4th before last, ridden and no extra run-in 1st Moonovercloon ( J Smith 168 ) 2nd Game And Glory ( P J O'hanlon 146 ) 6.50L 3rd Arctic Ambition ( J W Kennedy 159 ) 8.50L 4th Must Meet Cecil ( C P Millar 163 , Cd 170 ) 17.75L See full results | C P Millar 73.9kg, Cd 77.1kg 17.75L | 4 (8) |
| Sligo 11-Aug-23 3590m GOOD R1 H $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:16.300, SP: 12.00 Always prominent, disputed lead briefly after 1st, headway to lead before 4 out, ridden after 2 out and strongly pressed before last, 3 lengths clear early run-in, kept on well 1st Must Meet Cecil ( D J Gilligan 148 ) 2nd Conna Cottage ( P M O'brien 154 ) 4.75L 3rd Cafe Con Leche ( P T Enright 158 ) 0.75L See full results | D J Gilligan 67.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Killarney 21-Jul-23 3420m GOOD R5 CLHcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:03.060, SP: 34.00 Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, kept on one pace without threatening 1st Solitary Man ( D J O'keeffe 163 ) 2nd Cullaghs Star ( S D Torrens 157 ) 2.50L 3rd Presenting Lad ( M J M O'sullivan 156 ) 1.00L 11th Must Meet Cecil ( B W Harvey 159 , Cd 162 ) 13.25L See full results | B W Harvey 72.1kg, Cd 73.5kg 13.25L | 11 (14) |
| Tipperary 04-Jul-23 3370m SOFT R2 Ch (of $10,999), Winning Time: 04:18.700, SP: 51.00 Led, mistake and headed 5th, 3rd 4 out, still in touch in 3rd when fell 3 out 1st I A Connect ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Walnut Beach ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 0.20L 3rd Cayd Boy ( S D Torrens 166 ) 6.00L UPL Must Meet Cecil ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 0.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| Wexford 20-Jun-23 3980m GOOD R1 Ch (of $10,999), Winning Time: 04:49.900, SP: 67.00 Tracked leader, not fluent at 4th, 4th before 8th, under pressure after 3 out, weakened before 2 out where not fluent 1st Changing The Rules ( J S Mcgarvey 166 ) 2nd Pearl Of The West ( R A Doyle 159 ) 5.50L 3rd Takarengo ( A P Kelly 166 ) 3.00L UPL Must Meet Cecil ( E Walsh 166 , Cd 169 ) 0.00L See full results | E Walsh 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Listowel 05-Jun-23 3220m SOFT R4 CLHcpH (of $22,000), Winning Time: 03:50.700, SP: 26.00 Led, headed before 4 out where slight mistake, soon pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, no extra 1st Glan ( D J Gilligan 161 ) 2nd Grange Walk ( D E Mullins 147 ) 2.50L 3rd Weddell Sea ( P J O'hanlon 150 ) 2.00L UPL Must Meet Cecil ( D O'keeffe 141 ) 24.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 64kg 24.00L | UPD (12) |
| Clonmel 22-Mar-23 3720m HEAVY R1 H (of $9,998), Winning Time: 05:23.100, SP: 19.00 Rear, 13th after 6th, under pressure and detached after 7th, weakened, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out 1st Bal De Rio ( D King 148 ) 2nd Boothen Boy ( D F O'regan 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Knocknagappagh ( R J Condon 152 ) 1.00L UPL Must Meet Cecil ( B W Harvey 168 , Cd 173 ) 0.00L See full results | B W Harvey 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Wexford 06-Mar-23 3220m SOFT R3 CLNvHcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:03.800, SP: 26.00 Led and clear, ran freely, not fluent at 6th, reduced lead after 4 out, headed and lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out 1st Heliko Conti ( D J O'keeffe 165 ) 2nd Nemean ( P J Carberry 141 ) 0.30L 3rd Gringo D'ainay ( S F O'keeffe 160 ) 0.20L UPL Must Meet Cecil ( E Walsh 168 , Cd 173 ) 9.25L See full results | E Walsh 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 9.25L | UPD (17) |
| Bellewstown 03-Jul-22 3390m GOOD R1 NvH $240 (of $12,001), Winning Time: 03:59.200, SP: 34.00 In touch in rear, ridden before 3 out, no impression, never a factor 1st Prairie Dancer ( J J Slevin 164 ) 2nd Douglas Dc ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 1.25L 3rd Female Approach ( B J Cooper 147 ) 12.00L 6th Must Meet Cecil ( J G Gilligan 160 , Cd 167 ) 33.75L See full results | J G Gilligan 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 33.75L | 6 (8) |
| Wexford 16-Jun-22 3220m GOOD R3 NvH (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:01.700, SP: 15.00 Soon led, not fluent 3 out and headed, soon ridden and lost place, no extra approaching straight, eased, pulled up after 2 out 1st Dartington ( C Mcgivern 166 ) 2nd Mind Your Money ( P J Carberry 159 ) 1.50L 3rd Dixie Flyer ( C Brassil 160 ) 14.00L UPL Must Meet Cecil ( J G Gilligan 161 , Cd 168 ) 0.00L See full results | J G Gilligan 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Tipperary 20-May-22 3220m SOFT R1 MdH $6,300 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 04:02.500, SP: 11.00 Made all, 5-lengths clear after 3rd, extended advantage before 4 out, reduced advantage 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well from last 1st Must Meet Cecil ( E Walsh 153 ) 2nd Minella Youngy ( L P Dempsey 153 ) 2.25L 3rd Burren Song ( A P Ryan 161 ) 2.50L See full results | E Walsh 69.4kg | 1 (14) |
| Naas 31-Mar-22 3270m SOFT R1 MdH $240 (of $12,001), Winning Time: 04:05.100, SP: 201.00 Rear of mid-division, 11th at 4th, improved to 6th 2 out, ridden and no impression on leaders after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on without threatening 1st Celestial Horizon ( M P Walsh 161 ) 2nd Evergreen And Red ( S W Flanagan 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Douglas Dc ( J W Kennedy 161 ) 0.15L 6th Must Meet Cecil ( J Gilligan 161 ) 11.50L See full results | J Gilligan 73kg 11.50L | 6 (20) |
| Thurles 20-Mar-22 3120m SOFT R7 NHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:20.600, SP: 126.00 Prominent, 3rd halfway, 4th over 5f out, lost place 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out 1st No Looking Back ( J C Barry 161 ) 2nd Cumhacht ( D O'connor 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Petram ( P W Mullins 161 ) 0.20L 9th Must Meet Cecil ( D Kelleher 161 , Cd 168 ) 21.25L See full results | D Kelleher 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 21.25L | 9 (11) |
| Leopardstown 07-Mar-22 3220m SOFT R7 NHF (of $6,552), Winning Time: 04:09.900, SP: 100/1 In rear, soon slightly detached, closed up on field after 4f, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th over 1f out, never a factor 1st Ballybawn Belter ( J Townend 152 ) 2nd Joshua Des Flos ( D G Lavery 159 ) 1.75L 3rd The Four Sixes ( J J Codd 159 ) 0.30L 7th Must Meet Cecil ( D Kelleher 159 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L See full results | D Kelleher 72.1kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 7 (8) |
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