And so, the ups and downs of a life in and around horse racing finds an upward curve once again. It’s exactly four months to the date since the first installment of this odyssey appeared in this space.
Which was the horse’s debut for us. ‘Us’ being the Mulvany’s Bar Syndicate, of which I had the privilege of becoming a member of earlier this year. As for that initial outing in Roscommon, the general feeling was that the raw material was there to suggest good days could be had with the French bred.
Now, íf everything ran smoothly life would be awful boring altogether. So, cognisance of how delicate these majestic creatures can be somewhat a steeling mechanism for when the tough days do raise their ugly heads.
Thus, after a necessary spell on the easy list, it was very much a fact finding mission when he returned to action most recently at Dundalk Stadium. Personally speaking, it was a special occasion for two reasons. One, being right at the pulse of the racing world again. And secondly, while I absolutely abhorr the idea of bucket lists, making a visit to – at the moment – the nation’s only all weather track has been on the to-do list for quite a while,
Which all meant that the final point of curiosity was in seeing whether his time on the sidelines had had the desired response.
Of course, it could be said that progress or otherwise comes down to an individual’s interpretation of what that phenomenon looks like. I can only speak for myself, but, happiness and excited optimism were definitely the overriding feeling when Gary Carroll came back in to dismount.
To be continued, hopefully sooner rather than later.
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