Did Machin apologise

even now called enery on the line

The corniest puns as well. Comes across as if he he thinks he is a lot better than he actually is

just glad to see his name on a thread showing him up....he's got away with it pretty much immediately after the race on here....he's a smug get.....you can almost see him pat himself on the back when he hits one of his witty puns

just sayed he had his c0ck up or something..

Better late than never

Indeed - the punter has done nothing wrong yet he's the one that has to pay.

Puns are a humourless man's bail out

The whole thing was embarrassing, from Machin's inaccurate commentary to Steedman and Willoughby still talking about Rio's Girl in their summary for two minutes after most viewers had realised it was Straboe, awful.

agent any punter willing to risk 37k on the say of someone else needs medication

Taking a pun-t at a new career?

Don't blame Stew Machin.He is human and made a mistake by mixing up Rio's Girl and Straboe.Bear in mind he is concentrating on the whole field and the sun was in his eyes.Indeed,blame the punter himself who lost thousands on the say so of somebody else.There are too many idiots on this forum.

Couldn't agree more, jammy. How was Machin meant to tell the difference between a big strapping gelding and a little filly who has a darker coat colour?

Jamilla is spot on - especially in blaming the punter. Indeed I would go as far as to say the punter deserves to lose their money in relying on the commentator rather than their own eyes. Clearly the punter could not differentiate between Rio's Girl and Straboe.

George B - Both horses had very similar colours and both had identical looking headgear. Stewart was calling the final furlong through bins in the final furlong and from the side angle and the commentary position both horses were covered by other runners. But then again it is so easy to criticise from the comfort of your armchair.     

In thirteen years of calling this is the first time Stewart has called a wrong winner, not a bad record at all. Then again looking at most of the postings that appear on this forum most will not allow the facts to get in the way of their know all bigotry.

As regards an apology I think you will find there should be an unreserved one in tomorrows Racing Post. Of course most here will not be interested in the facts but your are going to get them anyway - after the race Stewart was genuinely upset by the mistake he made. But then again many of you don't want to hear or accept that because you think you are so bloody perfect.

With morons like you watchit it is no wonder the Betfair forum is regarded as little more than a joke

A couple of 'interesting' posters have appeared to defend Machin. 'Jammy' with just the 30-odd posts in recent times and The Beast with his first post in nearly 4 years.

Fwiw, I'm not blaming Machin for anything and he has nothing to apologise for as far as I'm concerned. As you say we all make mistakes. I wasn't the one backing Rio's Girl at 1.01, and even if it I had, probably like most on here, I'd accept it was my own fault.

In fact I'm sure those on the ball and not influenced by what the commentator says will be thinking it's a pity this sort of mistake doesn't occur more often given the amounts of money which can be won.

As for the similarities in colours and blinkers, I'm sure Machin was aware this could pose a problem. They are 2 totally different specimens in terms of size and skin colour. It would be interesting to know how Machin had decided to differentiate between them pre-race. But as you say, if the sun was in his eyes, it wouldn't have been easy for him.

watchit

you had better watchit or you will find that stu.....ma-chin you[;)]

George, the very idea that a commentator would take into account the physical appearance of two random runners in a big-field handicap sprint is beyond a joke. Just gtfo, seriously.

Anyone who backed the wrong horse because of the commentary? Tough meh. It's YOUR fault. That is all.

Fair enough, Chompy. Given the similarities in colours and both wearing blinkers, how do you think Machin had decided to differentiate between them?

Chompy, when the jockeys were crouched in the saddle, not so easy to differentiate (at least from the TV pictures).

Easier to see that one's a big tan cloured horse and the other a little black filly.

Or do you think all horses look the same?

HTH.

A bit rich coming from a failed Trading Post tipster and a spotlight writer who couldn't tip sh!t off a shovel.