People are getting very, very carried away with the new Frankel statue at Ascot

It's a bit small for our tastes.

The Queen of England looks like she has more energy than the supposed vitality captured in the massive bronze tribute to one of the greatest horses of all time. A statue to the unbeaten stallion Frankel was unveiled today at the the first day of the Ascot festival, but it left us feeling a little bit underwhelmed. It's one of four planned as statues that are also set to be placed at the National Museum of Horse Racing, Newmarket, York Racecourse and Banstead Manor Stud, where Frankel currently has his hooves up as the head stallion. Owner Khalid Abdullah’s racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe  was there along with the wife of late trainer Sir Henry Cecil, and he described the statue as  "a wonderful likeness which has captured both his looks and his energy.” We're not so sure. The day begin full of mystery as the crafty Ascot officials teased the crowds, Some people were so excited they even dressed up for the occasion https://twitter.com/willow1871/status/610755215030132736 The Queen of England did the honours

WATCH: A moment to savour as The Queen unveils a magnificent new statue of Frankel above the Parade Ring #RoyalAscot https://t.co/6t2qiGDN4T

— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) June 16, 2015

And the Racing Post was only delighted https://twitter.com/RacingPost/status/610817317488971777 Some people got emotional https://twitter.com/stakesplaced/status/610823733780086784 https://twitter.com/keithmpm/status/610835669171195904 While others were less impressed https://twitter.com/ianmallard/status/610833970893324288 https://twitter.com/BrettfromPV/status/610828211375763457 The sculptor Mark Coreth also got it in the neck. And not just for his metalwork skills https://twitter.com/BBH74/status/610835417500360704 https://twitter.com/taniakindersley/status/610835464002629632