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To steal a phrase from Novelty Island – “very poo-er!”
More Zoz and Zome (if it was them) instead, please!
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
I enjoyed that post until the crass comment about our lovely Lydia.
Colin
Colin, far from being a "crass" comment, KC has expressed her view that Lydia is not a particularly good broadcaster, a view with which I concur. Agreed that she (KC) might have used a less provocative tone. But, as I discovered myself a little while back, heaven forbid that anyone should have the temerity to criticise any of the TRF "deity". They will be rounded upon, ordered back to their rooms until they have learnt and absorbed the accepted orthodoxy, then tested before they are allowed to re-emerge (perhaps under a new identity for their self-protection).
I like this forum. But the one thing I don’t like about it is the genuflection shown by otherwise sane members towards those members they consider to be celebrities.
Highflyer, I thought that the reference to Hattie Jaques was crass, personal and totally unwarranted.
Just common courtesy and nothing to do with genuflection.
Obviously, just one man’s opinion.
Colin
Colin, I grant you that KC’s language was colourful and somewhat OTT, but some other well-known racing personalities were on the receiving end as well. Apparently that was fine until she came to our lovely Lydia.
And anyway, I thought Hattie Jacques was a much-loved national institution?
A word in defence of Lesley.
Her 100% genuine affection for Lord Oaksey poured through her paddock interview with him and I thought was rather touching and made very good TV.
I will remember that a hell of a lot longer than the expert number crunching of a form guru in a particular race.
We on this forum fancy ourselves a bit as insightful experts on the subject of racing but it’s not only us who watch C4R and the programme would not survive without the sort of viewer who wants to be entertained and who see racing as a source of that.
Overall I give C4 an 8/10 for its Festival coverage.I’ll readily concede that one, PPG.
I don’t actually believe that there isn’t anyone on the RUK team who could have elicited the same sort of performance from the Noble Lord if they’d have got him on, but the fact of the matter is that they didn’t get him on!
Ultimately it was just great to see the old boy gracing the biggest jumps stage of all once again. How many more times he’ll do so after this I don’t know – I suspect that’s rather up to how Carruthers goes on from this season.
However, the interview – which I watched entirely by chance during about the only 15 minutes of C4 I had on all week – was reminder enough that there’s still a bright, alert mind contained within that slowly stooping frame.
Today is actually the anniversary of my favourite Lord Oaksey moment, as it was during one renewal of the Midlands National at Uttoxeter some 15 or so years ago that he did a bungee jump in the middle of the course with all the enthusiasm, glee and wide-eyed wonder of someone a fifth of his age. This was during C4’s first period of showing the race (before Auntie Beeb pinched it for a bit), so I’d love them to show it again today if they get a couple of minutes spare.
Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
…..was reminder enough that there’s still a bright, alert mind contained within that slowly stooping frame.
I agree with you wholeheartedly Jeremy, it is sad to see his body being hit by the ravages of time, however it still houses a very astute mind.
John Oaksey is a true Gentleman in every sense of the word.
In my humble opinion the two Gentlemen who conducted themselves with the greatest dignity at Cheltenham this week were "The Noble Lord" and "The Voice" – perhaps it is something generational?
…..was reminder enough that there’s still a bright, alert mind contained within that slowly stooping frame.
I agree with you wholeheartedly Jeremy, it is sad to see his body being hit by the ravages of time, however it still houses a very astute mind.
John Oaksey is a true Gentleman in every sense of the word.
In my humble opinion the two Gentlemen who conducted themselves with the greatest dignity at Cheltenham this week were "The Noble Lord" and "The Voice" – perhaps it is something generational?
Quite agree, it is a generational thing – in my view you can’t buy class, these two fantastic men have it in spades. True Gentlemen, sadly not very many left, and I’m speaking as a relative whipper snapper.
My father happened to have a bite to eat with John Oaksey ( then Lawrence) at Wincanton racecourse nearly 50 years ago (my father worked with a member of the family who owned the racecourse), and said what a pleasant and intelligent man he was.
I don’t mind the C4 coverage that much really,Francome,Alaister Down,Jim McGrath and Simon Holt ar all quite good.I don’t know what the story with the gold cup song was – cringeworthy…they might has well have played ‘My Lovely Horse’ from Fr Ted…
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