Nice reflective thread.
Wasn’t a profitable Festival for yours truly as I was hit by a bout of seconditus with the likes of Santini, Lostintranslation and Janika all filling the runners-up berth.
The high, for me, was undoubtedly the fun and frolics on the ‘victory podium’ following Altior’s win. Wonderful jovial scenes involving Lieutenant Henderson and Princess Camilla – the latter planting 2 smackers on the forum’s favourite trainer’s cheeks by way of a ‘well done’ was a wonderful sight. As was the awesome curtsey performed by Altior’s owner, Mrs Pugh, when introduced to Princess Camilla. My goodness it was so impressive a military man would have been proud. Surely a shiny medal awaits Mrs Pugh for such a great manoeuvre.
The low has to be Sir Erec. Great shame and made everything else from that point on a massive anti-climax.
I felt the ITV coverage, only saw it Wed-Fri as Tues I was in Bath (that’s the Georgian city by the way. Team, I wasn’t doing my ablutions during the Champ Hurdle) but felt it was its usually tedious self. Personally, I’d get rid of Alice Plunkett, Luke Harvey, Brian Gleeson (if he was a forum member he’d be one of those wearisome types on every day saying ‘I’ve been told so-and-so wins today…’) and AP McCoy. Meanwhile, one final point re ITV I found it disturbing and somewhat disconcerting how they continually before, during and after the ‘Stayers Hurdle’ stated that the owner of Paisley Park was blind. Mention it once by all means but why they were so fascinated by this fact and referenced it dozens of times was unnecessary.
Thoughts to take out of the meet include - Santini remains my fancy for the 2020 CGC and Dickie Diver is going to be some chaser next term.
Meanwhile discussion points – where would Tiger Roll have finished had he run in the CGC and where would Janika had finished if he had run in the Ryanair. Personally I doubt if any of the runners in the latter could have conceded so much weight to Siruh Du Lac and got within a length of the old boy.
Wasn’t a profitable Festival for yours truly as I was hit by a bout of seconditus with the likes of Santini, Lostintranslation and Janika all filling the runners-up berth.
The high, for me, was undoubtedly the fun and frolics on the ‘victory podium’ following Altior’s win. Wonderful jovial scenes involving Lieutenant Henderson and Princess Camilla – the latter planting 2 smackers on the forum’s favourite trainer’s cheeks by way of a ‘well done’ was a wonderful sight. As was the awesome curtsey performed by Altior’s owner, Mrs Pugh, when introduced to Princess Camilla. My goodness it was so impressive a military man would have been proud. Surely a shiny medal awaits Mrs Pugh for such a great manoeuvre.
The low has to be Sir Erec. Great shame and made everything else from that point on a massive anti-climax.
I felt the ITV coverage, only saw it Wed-Fri as Tues I was in Bath (that’s the Georgian city by the way. Team, I wasn’t doing my ablutions during the Champ Hurdle) but felt it was its usually tedious self. Personally, I’d get rid of Alice Plunkett, Luke Harvey, Brian Gleeson (if he was a forum member he’d be one of those wearisome types on every day saying ‘I’ve been told so-and-so wins today…’) and AP McCoy. Meanwhile, one final point re ITV I found it disturbing and somewhat disconcerting how they continually before, during and after the ‘Stayers Hurdle’ stated that the owner of Paisley Park was blind. Mention it once by all means but why they were so fascinated by this fact and referenced it dozens of times was unnecessary.
Thoughts to take out of the meet include - Santini remains my fancy for the 2020 CGC and Dickie Diver is going to be some chaser next term.
Meanwhile discussion points – where would Tiger Roll have finished had he run in the CGC and where would Janika had finished if he had run in the Ryanair. Personally I doubt if any of the runners in the latter could have conceded so much weight to Siruh Du Lac and got within a length of the old boy.
