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Ch.4 The Legend of Frankel – Sat June 13th 7.00pm
Prior to Royal Ascot Channel 4 are showing a 1 hour special
on Sir Henry Cecil and how the wonderhorse Frankel
gave him the strength to carry on.
JacCalling all Frankel fans: racing legend stars in own TV documentary
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Thanks for that,you have made me record it in case I forget tomorrow.
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2 years yesterday we lost Sir Henry.
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It’s a must see for anyone remotely interested in racing .
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I’m off to Tesco to stock up on tissues, it’s going to be an emotional hour just watching the trailer on The Morning Line set me off.
There will never be another trainer that weaved so much magic into training all his racehorses.
JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...I’m off to Tesco to stock up on tissues, it’s going to be an emotional hour just watching the trailer on The Morning Line set me off.
There will never be another trainer that weaved so much magic into training all his racehorses. JacMe too Jac _ i was in bits
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"
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I’m off to Tesco to stock up on tissues, it’s going to be an emotional hour just watching the trailer on The Morning Line set me off.
There will never be another trainer that weaved so much magic into training all his racehorses. JacMe too Jac _ i was in bits
I got through more tissues than I thought Joni, what a fantastic tribute to man and horse, I’m never going to erase that recording.
Jane Cecil and his son Jake revealed so much more about the man and it left you wondering if Frankel had stayed in training with Sir Henry for just one more year would he have succumbed to his illness so quickly.
Even though Frankel was only 3 miles up the road he might have well been going to Australia by the sadness shown. on Sir Henry’s face as he left.
Wonderful shots of Frankel kicking up his heels in the paddock, looked just like the rearing horse bronze statue in the middle of the roundabout at the approach to The July Course and National Stud at Newmarket…breathtaking. JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...A truly touching tribute.
Sadly I don’t think that we will ever see the likes of either of them again.
That makes the bittersweet nature of it, all the more poignant.Yes an extraordinary story beautifully told. To see Frankel bucking and kicking really made me sad that stallions have such short careers. He was born to run and how amazing would it be if he was still around and ready to race next week.
It brought back many great memories of Henry. Everybody loved him didn’t they? I think it was partly because he was around for so long. I grew up watching him and his horses and there are not many sports where your hero keeps going for over 40 years are there? He was also so wonderfully old-fashioned. A throwback to the old days. And yet so humble and modest, he would talk to anybody. I got a text from a non-racing mate after the programme who said he can see what I was going on about all these years now! One of a kind.
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"
That was excellent.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"It was a touching tribute but I expected more . For example , Frankel’s
demolition performance ( his best ever ) in his 2nd Queen Anne didn’t
receive a mention ; like wise the Dewhurst and other races – probably due to television rights and other considerations.. I know it was a tribute to both Frankel and Sir Henry but it all felt bit hurried and ominously saccahrine
at times . The great man ( and Frankel ) deserved more.Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
But thankfully lot of non racing people have watched and enjoyed it [it’s had a good mention on my ‘laidees forum’]. I feel that a lot of controversial stuff has been missed out but then again it was shown on Channel 4.
I see what you are saying Himself. My guess is that they had to find the balance between what racing fans might have wanted and what would keep non-racing fans interested. I would certainly have liked it to be 2 or even 3 hours but my non-racing friend loved it. Was interesting that Tom Queally barely got a mention and wasn’t interviewed.
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"
I thought the travelling head lad/girl [imo they are the most underrated people in racing]came across incredibly well. I wish Sir Henrys rose garden could be opened to the public in his memory in some way; I think he would have liked that. And I loved the sketches of horses that he did; similar to the original drawings in National Velvet.
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