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[Racing is, rightly or wrongly, perceived as elitist and a closed shop to the wider public. People like Oliver Brady can help to address this …
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… It puts a smile on everyone’s face and helps entice people back to the racecourse. If some people can’t get over their petty snobbery and embrace people like Oliver Brady then the sport we all love will continue to decline.
Elitist.
Anything that involves the use of two grey cells, or is enjoyed by anybody who is over 40 and has some spare cash, will be perceived as elitist by this Lowest Common Denominator Society we’re currently saddled with. Nobody can address the nature of the sport. Fashion comes and goes, rich men will continue to race horses, like they always have.
Petty Snobbery.
Personally, I cringe when I see Mr Brady’s antics, and I know I am not alone. This has nothing to do with "snobbery" (always the first accusation of the LCD brigade, before they trot out the "elitist" tag) but everything to do with a sense of what’s fitting, especially when those antics involve loud bawling, and "upstaging" other people in their own little moment of triumph.
The truth is, we’ve swallowed the egotistical American line when it comes to public celebration. Awareness of other people; quiet, modest humility in success; these things have been replaced by the shouting mouth, the clenched fist, the tribal roar. I even caught H.M. Queen doing a little clenchie after her horse won at Ascot. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what we’ve come to. And I for one profoundly regret it (though God Save You, Ma’am!)
Fair enough. But Olilver Brady is Irish and this is national hunt racing. There are events that exist for those very reserved types. I imagine that Polo might be more your thing.
Personally I think the incident referred to here with OB’s horse which was third at the festival is very open to criticism. I doubt Mr Bradys though a whole lot about the media or Richard Newland for that matter. He has a whole group of followers who want to hear songs about Monaghan.
The question here is whether he or the media were being unfair to Richard Newland or whether Richard Newland felt anybody was being unfair?? I simple dont know but overall OB is certainly good for racing in Ireland and I hear he is a very nice man.
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That was great, delighted for connections
. Shades of Lough Derg the way the horse kept finding. Further evidence that Nina is by some way the best jockey in the Carberry household.Further evidence that Nina is by some way the best jockey in the Carberry household.
Redeemed himself on Oscar Looby
Redeemed himself on Oscar Looby
Yep he looked great on a steering job in a 3 runner field. In fairness I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone who looks better or more natural on the back of horse in either code than Paul Carberry. Style over substance too much of the time for me though. He’s lucky he’s had the unswerving support of Noel Meade, otherwise his career would be gone the same way as Jamie Spencer’s is going now. Another jockey who seemingly gives two fingers to any criticism, constructive or otherwise.
That Muirhead is an old hound though. The last race he won was when Cork All Star left his backside in the final flight during the Royal Bond when he had the race won. Couldn’t believe how short he was today.
Fascinating radio documentary on the great man:
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-the-brady-bunch.html
Hope the link works overseas
Nice one, IC, enjoyed that. RTE Radio have done some very good interviews with racing people over the last few years. Dunphy on his excellent Conversations series interviewed, Jessy Harrington, John Murtagh, Ted Walsh, Mick Fitzgerald. Tom McGurk did a fine interview with Jim Bolger a couple of seasons back as well.
Nice one, IC, enjoyed that. RTE Radio have done some very good interviews with racing people over the last few years. Dunphy on his excellent Conversations series interviewed, Jessy Harrington, John Murtagh, Ted Walsh, Mick Fitzgerald. Tom McGurk did a fine interview with Jim Bolger a couple of seasons back as well.
Managed to fish some of them out of the RTÉ archive Cav. Hope all the links are still working. Enjoy!
Jim Bolger (Tom McGurk)
http://dynamic.rte.ie/quickaxs/209-rte-mcgurkandcompany-2008-05-15.smil
Johnny Murtagh (Éamonn Dunphy)
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/4776382
Mick Fitzgerald (Éamonn Dunphy)
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/3915653
Jessica Harrington (Éamonn Dunphy)
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/3805752
Ted Walsh (Éamonn Dunphy)
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1965183
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