New Posts For Thread: ITV your verdict so farhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-farI do not watch TV racing as a rule but have tuned in to the coverage on ITV yesterday. They have had time to bed in so its not unfair to make an assessment. Personally I found the whole affair quite dull. The chap running around the bookmakers seemedI think it is o.k.so far - it is good to see some different trainers being interviewed and the general tone is ok, there is too much bookmaker rubbish being spouted but that is the way of the world now and Fitzgerald is harmless he never says anythinhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563959#551563959I think it is o.k.so far - it is good to see some different trainers being interviewed and the general tone is ok, there is too much bookmaker rubbish being spouted but that is the way of the world now and Fitzgerald is harmless he never says anythinMon, 03 Apr 2017 05:20:29 -0500Jason was really good on Saturday, he had obviously put in plenty of preparation and it showed. Both him and Luke Harvey are so much better when they are not fooling about with each other, and both of them need to walk away from that Friday night nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563811#551563811Jason was really good on Saturday, he had obviously put in plenty of preparation and it showed. Both him and Luke Harvey are so much better when they are not fooling about with each other, and both of them need to walk away from that Friday night noMon, 03 Apr 2017 03:51:38 -0500Watched for the first time on Saturday and did not enjoy it - Olli Bell was too hyper for my taste - I prefer a much more relaxed approach not the frenetic presentation displayed by him at Doncaster - not for me but just wish ATR would move into thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563785#551563785Watched for the first time on Saturday and did not enjoy it - Olli Bell was too hyper for my taste - I prefer a much more relaxed approach not the frenetic presentation displayed by him at Doncaster - not for me but just wish ATR would move into theMon, 03 Apr 2017 03:33:16 -0500Got so used to channelS 415 and 432Can't get used to it yethttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563759#551563759Got so used to channelS 415 and 432Can't get used to it yetMon, 03 Apr 2017 03:19:58 -0500agree with you driver about hoiles. really smug guy who's syrupy smug voice wants makes me want to vomit. on the whole though the itv product is pretty good and a massive step-up on channel four. just wish we'd get more of lucy verasamy though!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563711#551563711agree with you driver about hoiles. really smug guy who's syrupy smug voice wants makes me want to vomit. on the whole though the itv product is pretty good and a massive step-up on channel four. just wish we'd get more of lucy verasamy though!Mon, 03 Apr 2017 02:59:33 -0500I started off not enjoying ITV's coverage, particularly the Opening Show from which I would expect to glean a certain amount of USEFUL hints for the afternoon's racing, only to find it more like a boring afternoon magazine. Cheltenham week, on the ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563627#551563627I started off not enjoying ITV's coverage, particularly the Opening Show from which I would expect to glean a certain amount of USEFUL hints for the afternoon's racing, only to find it more like a boring afternoon magazine. Cheltenham week, on the oMon, 03 Apr 2017 02:23:05 -0500Why does Oli do far more talking than the 'experts' who are supposedly there to do just that?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551563543#551563543Why does Oli do far more talking than the 'experts' who are supposedly there to do just that?Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:40:34 -0500Weaver was a revelation to me on Saturday. Only remember him of old, when I used to watch ATR. Dismissed him and Harvey as clowns.But this Weaver on the first day of the Flat, showed no hysteronics,was articulate, knowledgeable and interesting to lishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551562773#551562773Weaver was a revelation to me on Saturday. Only remember him of old, when I used to watch ATR. Dismissed him and Harvey as clowns.But this Weaver on the first day of the Flat, showed no hysteronics,was articulate, knowledgeable and interesting to lisSun, 02 Apr 2017 20:20:34 -0500Anything was an improvement on what had gone before. It would have been impossible to be more dull than the likes of Cunningham and McGrath. That said they are going to struggle with the change from jumps to flat. They got lucky on Saturday with Weavhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551562007#551562007Anything was an improvement on what had gone before. It would have been impossible to be more dull than the likes of Cunningham and McGrath. That said they are going to struggle with the change from jumps to flat. They got lucky on Saturday with WeavSun, 02 Apr 2017 17:55:45 -0500I have ear plugs in and the mute button on when fitz is on, and I don't even watch ITV racing.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30831507/itv-your-verdict-so-far?post_id=551560877#551560877I have ear plugs in and the mute button on when fitz is on, and I don't even watch ITV racing.Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:09:46 -0500