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He made his views very clear today! I backed him but it’s great news. Happy retirement Cogry
Exactly the same as you Tonge and Green, I backed him too but I’m more than happy he was
pulled up before he came unstuck. He was a cracking horse and gave me many a happy Saturday
afternoon at Cheltenham. I hope he has a long and happy retirement
Anyone else think Nigel’s horse as as far forward as they normally are for this time of year
❤ Happy retirement Cogry ❤
So relieved to see him pull up after not looking happy to race. The right decision made at the right time.Enjoy your retirement and hope to see you showing off in one of the veteran parades at Cheltenham one day.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Happy retirement John Oxx.
I liked this quote from the Racing Post after his last runners ran today:
Earlswood, who finished third, is a nice horse who’d ran well here first time and then pulled too hard at Leopardstown, so we wanted to bring him back in trip and teach him, and have a more mannerly performance, which I think he produced.
“I thought he was coming to win but he just got tired in the ground. They are three nice horses who all ran well and will hopefully be heard of next year.”
He’s 70 years old and could have been forgiven for winding a couple up tight to go hell for leather and go out on a win but instead is thinking of the horses’ development and future. He made a few civil non showy offy remarks and said right, that’s it, I’m off home for lunch. What a guy.
Agree with that, greenasgrass; there’s more than one way to bow out in style. Wishing John a lovely retirement.
One for Arthur
Gutted.
He ran an absolute belter in last year’s National on the back of a long layoff and I thought with a full season behind him he had a proper chance in this year’s race before covid struck.
Still, what a thrill in 2017.
Also Cloudy Dream- had a touch of seconditis but ran some good races. Off to put his hooves up in the Isle of Man apparently.
Thanks for the update on Cloudy Dream Greenasgrass. He was always a favourite of mine (even though he seemed to let me down whenever I backed him!). Glad he’s getting a happy retirement.
Likewise One For Arthur. I was surprised that they didn’t retire him sooner given he was pulled up with a heart issue last time. Glad to see him going out sound.
It’s always good to see on here that they’ve went out in one piece.
What a horse One For Arthur was for the owners.
Delighted that old Cogry made it out in one piece – it seemed so unlikely back in the autumn of 2016 when he was on our screens falling, refusing or being abducted by aliens every other week, most of the time not his own fault. Of course he developed into a wonderfully durable long-distance chaser, and I was always rooting for him, even when It thought he had no chance.
Lovely pictures of One For Arthur from H & H Cendrelune..happy happy retirement to him, so relieved he retired in one piece.
Also to the lovely Cloudy Dream and of course John Oxx a real gentleman and one of those well known faces that we shall miss seeing about the racecourse.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...
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