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Tony recalls his jockey dream in The Up Series

SBS On Demand's documentary excerpt joins childhood ambition to adult regret, with viewers discussing the fine line between realistic advice and discouragement.

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Tony reflects on the biggest regret of his life | The Up Series

Tony remembers being told he would ride at Kempton, with his parents there to see him. For a boy who wanted to become a jockey, it was the dream made real. "I felt king for one day, well for ten minutes," he says.

That memory sits at the heart of an excerpt from The Up Series posted by SBS On Demand. Four days after publication, the clip has added about 86,000 views in a day, nearly twelve times its usual daily pace.

The documentary's distinctive gift is that Tony's younger self is there too. The Up project began with Seven Up! in 1964, returning to its participants at seven-year intervals. Here, black-and-white footage preserves his childhood ambition before later interviews reveal what happened to it.

Tony recalls first mounting a racehorse and feeling like John Wayne in the Wild West. But a trainer's warning about the difficulty of succeeding became part of his decision to leave racing. Looking back as a young adult, he calls quitting "the greatest mistake I've ever made in my life..."

The comments pick up on the advice as much as the decision. Some viewers argue for encouraging young people's ambitions; others discuss the courage involved in making a difficult, realistic choice. Several focus on Tony's recollection of making his parents proud, a moment of achievement that remains alongside the regret.

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What viewers say

Showing emotion talking about making his parents proud tells me all I need to know about this man. Pure Class
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Such a shame, you had a dream and living with a regret is a very difficult thing.
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What an interesting story and a wonderful man.
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