Happy retirement 'Blue'

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Ok Ginge, You are entitled to those thoughts and I really did only post up the Thread to wish Blue Point a Happy Retirement and when I said harping on that wasn’t meant to be personal, so apologies if you took it that way.

Let’s just celebrate a great horse and the best Royal Ascot for a long time while we are trying to work out what mrwjones above is trying to tell us..

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[BigG]

It’s a pity we won’t be seeing him again Jac, whatever way we look at it he was a fine horse
and I think we’re all agreed on that anyway.

I think Jac that Mrwjones is referring to a character in Dickens’s novel Hard Times, Mr. Gradgrind
who was said to have a soulless devotion to facts and figures. The adjective borne from the name,
and used to describe someone of the ilk should be Gradgrindian (with a G in the middle). For what
it’s worth I don’t go along with that Ginger, but hey you’ve been called worse in the past by some
that no longer tread these corridors, so I doubt you’ll give a flying fig

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Thanks for that very knowledgeable explanation Graham I would never have worked that one out but do love to get lost in a Dickens TV Drama when they come around so many diverse characters (bit like TRF )
I do love a droll sense of humour and mrwjones certainly served that one up under the radar.

I really think over analysis of any horse’s career can spoil the enjoyment of just living in the moment and celebrating a fantastic achievement. I would absolutely love Battaash to come out next time and break all records, I want to see Sea Of Class run to the best of her abilities and win the Arc but on the other hand I would celebrate seeing Enable win it once more, I’d love Too Darn Hot to fulfil the potential he showed as a 2yo…all these things would be something to celebrate and the reason that I love horse racing so much.
Getting bogged down in the facts and figures for me personally spoils the enjoyment of the sport and it’s the horses themselves and how they perform on the day that I enjoy most.. Jac

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[Kris]

BigG, I’m sure that those who used to walk these corridors couldn’t give a flying fig either. Perhaps it’s worth considering why so many people choose not to walk these corridors

[Kris]

It was a marvellous effort from Blue Point, and as much as I would have loved to seen him once more, I don’t think anyone can begrudge him a happy retirement.

[Gingertipster]

Who wouldn’t love to see and celebrate those things, Jac?

You say: I really think over analysis of any horse’s career can spoil the enjoyment of just living in the moment and celebrating a fantastic achievement.

Any individual’s opinion of what over-analysis is is purely their own analysis threshold. Therefore, it is true exceeding the individual’s own threshold of analysis will spoil their own enjoyment. However, that same level of analysis will be another person’s under-analysis and a third person’s perfect analysis. We are all different. Personally, I don’t over-analyse because my own analysis threshold is where it is.

Being realistic of every horse’s limitations actually helps to appreciate different horses for different reasons. There are many horses that don’t get the appreciation they deserve from the wider racing public (eg by those not interested in sectional times).

Getting bogged down in the facts and figures for me personally spoils the enjoyment of the sport and it’s the horses themselves and how they perform on the day that I enjoy most..

It is the horses themselves that I enjoy most too, to a large extent because of those facts and figures.
Facts and figures tell us who deserves the accolades. imo Going OTT about too many horses only serves to diminish the achievements of those who actually do deserve those accolades.

I’ll be celebrating Blue Point’s brilliant achievements for what they are.

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Ginger said…..
‘I’ll be celebrating Blue Point’s brilliant achievements for what they are’.

Moving away from analysis, please Ginger, as I do agree we all are individuals and think things through differently

I am hoping Blue Point goes off to stud and produces us a flying filly, since it’s been a while since we’ve had a filly to match the excitement and charisma that Lochsong brought with her to the racehorse a lovely mare, one of the greats.

Any suggestions who might be his first match at Dalham Hall…would love it to be Black Caviar but doubt it will

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