ITV to get the horse racing apparently........

This fellow!

http://www.itvracing.com/

I still say Inverdale will get a gig on ITV4..

You can't be serious!

Marion Bartoli to do the jewelry slot..

I would like to see a total revamp, asking people who don't know anything about horse racing to present. Am I the only person who would like Dianne Abbott to be out in the country on Grand National day, calling them over Beecher's? She'd be great in the Michael O'Hehir role.

Dianne Abbott to be out of the country looks much better..

Please not Matt Chapman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVD5Tm1VHg

A little present for all DA fans.

I wouldn't like to see any of the CH4 gimps. Fresh channel; fresh start. There's a gazillion Racing people they could use, and not a snotty (or snooty) silver spooned JC wannabee in sight..

sod's law means it will probably end up being even worse than c4

Obviously filmed before she found out the delights of KFC..

Tommo... 1.01 NAP....ITV severn...

gaye kelleway and princess beatrix of the netherlands

Isn't Jordan into her horses? The Morning Line with her paps and flaps out would surely draw in some extra viewers. Perhaps they'd have to change it from the Morning Line to Babestation but that's a small price to pay.

Katie Price likes horses, and so do lots of other people.

What he said ^^^^

Jonathan Pearce and Henry Blofeld as co-commentators.

Imagine if Michael Owen was on it

Stacey Owen would be acceptable

She does look interesting.

Make it fun. Make it gay. It could be cutting edge. 21st century television at its finest. Naked steeplechasing for the female jocks.

It could be like Eurotrash and The Word rolled into one with horse racing thrown in.

Most meetings will be on ITV4 which is a great channel, the only one that shows Minder on a daily basis

Changing times and all that but ITV4?

The fools. They should have given it for free to get full terrestrial coverage.

ITV4 is terrestrial (friewview 24) Obviously all the main meetings will be on ITV3

Channel 3 that should be, giving away my age which is ITV1

ITV are understood to have agreed to show between 25 and 40 days of the best racing on the calendar on ITV 1, including the Grand National, Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, Goodwood, the Derby and the other Classic races plus Kempton on Boxing Day

I fear a slippery slope but on balance give on ITV over Channle Bore but for the love of god freshen up the team and make it fun.

Graham Boreingham exhibit A. He'd cause Mary Poppins to turn a shotgun on herself.

Will they have 'Gushing' Gok Wan?

Yes, it will be interesting to see who the team are. Big Mac back? Probably not, but I'd like to see Francombe playing a part and Alastair Down.

Big Mac is too old. We don't want him doing a Tommy Cooper on screen. Chapman in that role or any other would be interesting. 25% would hate his guts. 75% would think he was like David Dickinson on speed and love him.

I can see it now : Zara Phillips gives  jockey-du-jour a turkish massage whilst extracting nuggets of horse-related info.....perhaps 2 min chunks before each race ! ........Yes !

Would have to be pre-recorded of course....and no funny stuff.....oc  !

PS ...Thanks for the vote on the culture front Evgeny....20 Guineas winging their way across the ether as I type.

Leaving aside the turkish bath they could do a lot worse than do the odd celebrity interview with prominent racing people. Some people who are famous getting those in the know explaining some of the concepts we take for granted but which baffle ordinary people. Anything to demystify and make the game more accessible.

I remember last year or the year before (not quite on that exact theme) but Lydia did an interview with Ricci and it was really very interesting and informative.

Should use celebrity owners who are already involved with the sport to get the channel flickers stopping on the programme rather than rushing past, and giving a better bridge between experts and know-nothings.

Jeremy Kyle
Judy Dench
Any number of footballers
Plenty more examples I'm sure you can add

They have put money into racing, enjoy it and are passionate about it without giving the expert twaddle which for every person that gets it there are plenty more who don't.