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Nonaynever 01 Jan 17 13:53
Dear ITV
No light heartedness please, I've lost fcking thousands of pounds on this sport over too many years I care to remember and as a consequence I'm a miserable c unt who can't see the good or positive in anything.
The Betfair Forum.
I think the irony may be lost on a few here.
Dear ITV
No light heartedness please, I've lost fcking thousands of pounds on this sport over too many years I care to remember and as a consequence I'm a miserable c unt who can't see the good or positive in anything.
The Betfair Forum.
I think the irony may be lost on a few here.
Fitz! Asking Pendleton what the difference is between riding a bike and riding a horse!!!!! WHAT!!???!?!?!??!?!??!!?!?!?!?
next question
what's the diff between a tri-cast & a tricycle?
what's the diff between a tri-cast & a tricycle?
Whippin Piccadilly 01 Jan 17 14:19
Facts, you sound angry and miserable all the time? Don't you get any enjoyment out of life?
Plenty - thank you. My standards are quite high. But this shlt would fail at ground zero.
Facts, you sound angry and miserable all the time? Don't you get any enjoyment out of life?
Plenty - thank you. My standards are quite high. But this shlt would fail at ground zero.
Don't you see any positives in the coverage? I'm enjoying myself, Facts. You can also turn over to RUK if you really dislike it as much as you say.
I'm enjoying the coverage but fail to see what regular ongoing contribution Pendleton can make. She's already used "in my limited experience". She can only contribute so much and may find it hard as time goes on, but the powers that be must know better.
Just to think, this programme is taking up valuable air time that Holiday on the buses could have been filling.
Olive
"But Arthur, I'll be sleeping by the time you come to bed"
Arthur
Oh dear!!
Olive
"But Arthur, I'll be sleeping by the time you come to bed"
Arthur
Oh dear!!
Those who don't like it just don't watch next time. I haven't watched any of it as I don't see the point in complaining about it but still watching it. Let the viewing figures plummet. Of course excuses will be made by the makers but just don't watch it.
Jan 1, 2017 -- 2:53PM, duffy wrote:
Just to think, this programme is taking up valuable air time that Holiday on the buses could have been filling.Olive"But Arthur, I'll be sleeping by the time you come to bed"ArthurOh dear!!
Was it in that one where Stan got blamed by Arthur for the baby being born, as 'it was that night you blew up the tele'
I'm enjoying the coverage but fail to see what regular ongoing contribution Pendleton can make. She's already used "in my limited experience". She can only contribute so much and may find it hard as time goes on, but the powers that be must know better.
It is bizarre. She looks good and seems nice and speaks well but can't see any other reason she's in the line up other than the off chance some woman who has seen her on some reality TV programme over hears her name and it grabs their attention. She has very little experience of horse racing so unless they expect her to repeat the same things over and over then I can't see how they are going to be able to continue going to her for he view.
It is bizarre. She looks good and seems nice and speaks well but can't see any other reason she's in the line up other than the off chance some woman who has seen her on some reality TV programme over hears her name and it grabs their attention. She has very little experience of horse racing so unless they expect her to repeat the same things over and over then I can't see how they are going to be able to continue going to her for he view.
Good to see ITV Sport didn't learn anything from their legendary and soggy coverage of the Histon-v-Leeds FA Cup tie about a decade ago ... it's perfectly understandable if a roving camera gets a few spots of rain on its lens as it's taken around its area but it's utterly ridiculous to have a main and fixed presentation camera either splashed with rain or appear to have rain dripping away from it (both of which have been the case at the hosts' table).
It isn't difficult to present the show from an outdoor setting that can become at least reasonably sheltered when the weather's awkward ... all the big American networks worked that out many years ago with relatively cheap and easy-to-assemble frameworks next to their gridiron sidelines.
It isn't difficult to present the show from an outdoor setting that can become at least reasonably sheltered when the weather's awkward ... all the big American networks worked that out many years ago with relatively cheap and easy-to-assemble frameworks next to their gridiron sidelines.
Maybe Chapman should be asking her about race riding. To have a Gold Cup and Grand National winning jockey turning his head to ask Pendo how to present a horse at a fence I'm finding somewhat bizarre.
'Hair or No Hair' commissioned by Alan Partridge and Pear Tree Productions
Pretty good for 1st day on air. Need to get rid of the usual ex C4 idiots.
No mention of the Exchange in 2017 .....not too hard to work out who's idea that was.
And no replays of the 2 races before going on air .........one won by a woman(inclusivity/diversity points) and one by a 50/1 winner(look what you could have won!).
And no replays of the 2 races before going on air .........one won by a woman(inclusivity/diversity points) and one by a 50/1 winner(look what you could have won!).
Got better as it went on so not a bad start but really can't fathom why they need that many people on it. Just makes it seem clustered.
Doing everything outside has been a lot better than stuck inside a claustrophobic coffin of a studio.
Ed doesn't have a rod stuck of his ar se like Nick Luck.
Matt might not be giving all the info like exchange odds but has been better than Tanya who was just way too static and not very engaging.
Luke doing his luke act.
Fitzy doing a fair bit of work for a change...
AP & Alice - not required.
Ed doesn't have a rod stuck of his ar se like Nick Luck.
Matt might not be giving all the info like exchange odds but has been better than Tanya who was just way too static and not very engaging.
Luke doing his luke act.
Fitzy doing a fair bit of work for a change...
AP & Alice - not required.
Agree it picked up as it went along and the racing became the news. Would much prefer the gravitas that Jim McGrath brings on form and race analysis but we may be alright.
Was High 5 a non runner ,seemed to get plenty of air time but didn't see it run.
Get rid of Fitzgerald, Plunkett, and Pendleton as soon as possible and its got a chance.
Matt... just awful & uncomfortable viewing...it's not windsor on monday night clown show
Harvey both looks and sounds as though he has 'special needs'.
All the women were a complete waste of space
Chapman is both a cretin and an imbecile
Chamberlain looked veruy uncomfortable being undermined by Chapman
McCoy wasn't aware of what his role was
Fitzgerald was Fitzgerald
All in all a dumbed down programme which at times was painful and embarrassing to watch.
All the women were a complete waste of space
Chapman is both a cretin and an imbecile
Chamberlain looked veruy uncomfortable being undermined by Chapman
McCoy wasn't aware of what his role was
Fitzgerald was Fitzgerald
All in all a dumbed down programme which at times was painful and embarrassing to watch.
Chamberlain doesn't need to have adopted the smart ar5e comment role.
So is that it until Chelts for the horse-racing on a mainstream terrestrial channel?
i.t.v racing MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE mg
[/i]"I'll take all this in my stride and be thankful for racing on TV but that presentation for Shantou Flyer by Chapman was so over the top and frankly embarrassing and just not needed. He sounded like he was introducing two heavyweight boxers in Vegas."[/i]
Yes, that was just awful. I was disappointed in Matt Chapman today.
I thought Luke was very good.
Yes, that was just awful. I was disappointed in Matt Chapman today.
I thought Luke was very good.
"So is that it until Chelts for the horse-racing on a mainstream terrestrial channel"
Yes. So all the little bits of info first time viewers learned today will be forgotten by then
Yes. So all the little bits of info first time viewers learned today will be forgotten by then
"So is that it until Chelts for the horse-racing on a mainstream terrestrial channel"
Yes. So all the little bits of info first time viewers learned today will be forgotten by then Confused
Better not be. They might just get away with it on the first programme on a public holiday but it will be a completely different thing if they start pulling the your bet returns crap at Cheltenham on a Tuesday afternoon.
Yes. So all the little bits of info first time viewers learned today will be forgotten by then Confused
Better not be. They might just get away with it on the first programme on a public holiday but it will be a completely different thing if they start pulling the your bet returns crap at Cheltenham on a Tuesday afternoon.
I think by the time Chelts comes around in March, the ITV team will be betting it right.
It won't get any better.
People want to back winners not listen to millionaires like McCoy and Fitzy riding the gravy train.
They make it worse by trying to attract people who just aren't interested.
Like a pub that's on the rocks. They'll try anything to pull in new customers but all they achieve is to drive away the few customers they'd got left.
Make the best of it while it lasts.
People want to back winners not listen to millionaires like McCoy and Fitzy riding the gravy train.
They make it worse by trying to attract people who just aren't interested.
Like a pub that's on the rocks. They'll try anything to pull in new customers but all they achieve is to drive away the few customers they'd got left.
Make the best of it while it lasts.
I watched, and kept on watching, horse racing, snooker, rugby, cricket etc. on the box precisely because I couldn't understand what was going on at first, and nobody was explaining it to me. I took the view that these must be important activities, with which any normal, confident person should be familiar, so I'd better make the effort.
Any sport where the presenters patronize you, explaining every bloody detail like infant-school teachers, is an immediate switch-off. The sport looks like it's desperate.
Any sport where the presenters patronize you, explaining every bloody detail like infant-school teachers, is an immediate switch-off. The sport looks like it's desperate.
Dr Crippen
How would you improve it? Or perhaps any attempt at free to air racing tv is a waste of time.
How would you improve it? Or perhaps any attempt at free to air racing tv is a waste of time.
i disagree crippen...if i want to watch the racing channel with purely racing talk, i'll watch racing uk
channel 4 had become a racing channel, cunningham pizzing on about form and the like, it just isn't interesting even for racing people
some people just want to relax and not here all the talk in regards form, so hopefully itv will try and deliver that... it's a shame plunkett, mccoy, fitzgerald and persad survived, which is going to make it tough for itv to deliver a product that gives us racing people a relaxing afternoon of entertainment... i personally would of liked to of seen some new characters i hadn't seen before, lets hope that's in the pipeline
channel 4 had become a racing channel, cunningham pizzing on about form and the like, it just isn't interesting even for racing people
some people just want to relax and not here all the talk in regards form, so hopefully itv will try and deliver that... it's a shame plunkett, mccoy, fitzgerald and persad survived, which is going to make it tough for itv to deliver a product that gives us racing people a relaxing afternoon of entertainment... i personally would of liked to of seen some new characters i hadn't seen before, lets hope that's in the pipeline
I am guessing most of the criticism is coming from people who actually find the likes of McNae, Willoughby, Steedman and co entertaining. Perhaps you should stick to RUK?
I thought ITV made a pretty good start.
Chamberlain was fine as the anchor. I don't care if he doesn't know the dam of the 1986 Derby winner. It doesn't really matter because the show isn't about him.
Why do some people still think you need a studio? If you were starting from scratch the last thing you would want for entertainment purposes would be two boring formheads sat in a studio analysing everything to death. Not missed at all.
The main worry was Chapman. It was if he was continually trying to push himself as the star of the show. He really needs to tone it down.
Hopefully, they will eventually find one person who can do a better job than McCoy and Harvey.
I thought ITV made a pretty good start.
Chamberlain was fine as the anchor. I don't care if he doesn't know the dam of the 1986 Derby winner. It doesn't really matter because the show isn't about him.
Why do some people still think you need a studio? If you were starting from scratch the last thing you would want for entertainment purposes would be two boring formheads sat in a studio analysing everything to death. Not missed at all.
The main worry was Chapman. It was if he was continually trying to push himself as the star of the show. He really needs to tone it down.
Hopefully, they will eventually find one person who can do a better job than McCoy and Harvey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xXMHXUMZg
The opening written words to this are most poignant.
The opening written words to this are most poignant.
How on earth did people watch racing without an idiots guide the last time racing was on ITV. Do you think they dropped it because nobody understood it?
Your summary is spot on posy.
A risible presentation of racing.
A risible presentation of racing.
So if I understand it you point the horse at the fence and run but don't forget to jump and the first one to finish is the winner,,,yeah I think I've got it now.
Thank you Facts;we seem to be in agreement more often than not at the moment !
Dr Crippen
I don't know.
Any fool can take cheap shots of easy targets. But it is quite poor remaining in the cheap seats without a suggestion for improvement!
I don't know.
Any fool can take cheap shots of easy targets. But it is quite poor remaining in the cheap seats without a suggestion for improvement!
willathewhippet @willathewhippet
ITV has done to racing what Chris Evans did to Top Gear #ITVRacing
ITV has done to racing what Chris Evans did to Top Gear #ITVRacing
Any fool can take cheap shots of easy targets
Any fool saxon farm? Well come on then let's hear a few from you. That's what the forum is for.
Besides, they're there to be shot at, that's part of the entertainment they provide.
Any fool saxon farm? Well come on then let's hear a few from you. That's what the forum is for.
Besides, they're there to be shot at, that's part of the entertainment they provide.
It would have been hard for Evans to have improved on moronic.
Well Dr Crippen, here goes fwiw!
Presentation ok but my impression was AP did not really want to be there. Harvey, I always enjoy his self deprecating humour and "one liners" (ok each to their own!)
Chamberlin, polished and professional.
Fitzgerald remains patronising and reading Jackanory would suit better.
Pendleton seems ok with a big timeform P. She has great versatality.
Hoiles imo is the best caller in The UK.
To improve imo
The opening credits should begin thus.
This Horse Racing programme "Is not to teach racing to the unbeliever - but merely to give pleasure to the converted. But for the unbeliever, the discerning eye may see something of those virtues that explain the enthusiasm of so many"
I hate anything being dumbed down.
Presentation ok but my impression was AP did not really want to be there. Harvey, I always enjoy his self deprecating humour and "one liners" (ok each to their own!)
Chamberlin, polished and professional.
Fitzgerald remains patronising and reading Jackanory would suit better.
Pendleton seems ok with a big timeform P. She has great versatality.
Hoiles imo is the best caller in The UK.
To improve imo
The opening credits should begin thus.
This Horse Racing programme "Is not to teach racing to the unbeliever - but merely to give pleasure to the converted. But for the unbeliever, the discerning eye may see something of those virtues that explain the enthusiasm of so many"
I hate anything being dumbed down.
To improve , Show the races before you go on air , the biggest failing by a country mile imo.
Looks like they have a problem already with the idiots in the background when Matt was trying to speak to camera ......the previous chap used to shout at them to behave.
When the ladies were doing some piece together on behind the scenes(zzzzz) stuff in future weeks , I became Charlie Brown listening to his teacher.
I think Mick interviewing the winning rider is the best option , he has been there and done it , which stops any of the 'if you haven't played at the top level' stuff you can't comment.
Looks like they have a problem already with the idiots in the background when Matt was trying to speak to camera ......the previous chap used to shout at them to behave.
When the ladies were doing some piece together on behind the scenes(zzzzz) stuff in future weeks , I became Charlie Brown listening to his teacher.
I think Mick interviewing the winning rider is the best option , he has been there and done it , which stops any of the 'if you haven't played at the top level' stuff you can't comment.
What did me chuckle is one minutes let's explain how much you get back on a 9/4 winner , followed by we are looking forward to Altior , Douvan and co running at the festival.....whatever that is.
Presentation ok but my impression was AP did not really want to be there.
Agree, he looked right miserable and just wanted to get out of there. Can't have been great standing in the pissing rain and cold for hours but it is the first day of a new programme and he is getting paid. I hope he isn't on every week because the guy's a living legend and I'm a big fan but it would be disappointing to end up hating the sight of him and thinking he's a right miserable sod.
Agree, he looked right miserable and just wanted to get out of there. Can't have been great standing in the pissing rain and cold for hours but it is the first day of a new programme and he is getting paid. I hope he isn't on every week because the guy's a living legend and I'm a big fan but it would be disappointing to end up hating the sight of him and thinking he's a right miserable sod.
McCoy will always be a racing legend - the same as he's always been a miserable sod.
He can't help his personality it's what he is.
As people applauded him for being a good jockey, so they'll take the pee out of him when he appears on the telly for coming across as a miserable sod.
If he wants to stay in the limelight he'll have to take the flak that goes with it.
He can't help his personality it's what he is.
As people applauded him for being a good jockey, so they'll take the pee out of him when he appears on the telly for coming across as a miserable sod.
If he wants to stay in the limelight he'll have to take the flak that goes with it.
That's true but from a personal perspective I'd prefer not to have to see him being miserable every week and have to think "oh ****, not AP again".
The decades are riddled with former great jockeys adding their "pearls of wisdom" on terrestial TV.
Jimmy (lovely hands) Lindley. There is no better judge of the stud book than Her Majesty.
Richard (everyones friend) Pitman.
John (can't be bothered to read the form book) Francome. This horse should never be 33/1 (no John 100s is more like it)
Willie (get your facts wrong) Carson. Well, you know what I meant Clare.
The imperious Mick (patronising) Fitzgerald. Spouting cliches as if they're revelations.
Jimmy (lovely hands) Lindley. There is no better judge of the stud book than Her Majesty.
Richard (everyones friend) Pitman.
John (can't be bothered to read the form book) Francome. This horse should never be 33/1 (no John 100s is more like it)
Willie (get your facts wrong) Carson. Well, you know what I meant Clare.
The imperious Mick (patronising) Fitzgerald. Spouting cliches as if they're revelations.
The point about showing the races which happened before they came on air is a good one. The 'story' today was surely Lizzie Kelly's double - if they'd shown Coo Star Sivola's race, they would have been in a better position to emphasize that.
The Jonjo feature was good and I liked the fact that they were outside - Chapman is not my cup of tea but I can see him growing into that role. It did n't work when he joined the others at the end and his comments about Faugheen and Annie Power, though no doubt well intentioned from a punters' perspective, were rushed and out of context.
The idea of an intervention during commentary by Harvey/McCoy is worth persevering with - but just one of them, the races are relatively short and they risk talking over each other - could see AP adding value with his contribution there.
I thought Victoria Pendleton's delivery was excellent - much less hyper than when I've seen her on TV previously, she was poised and articulate but as others have said she's not really adding anything in terms of content.Ed Chamberlain did not seem quite as polished as he is on the football but I'm sure he'll be a success - he's very personable.
There were some first day nerves and perhaps they were trying too hard.
The umbrellas were too big
The Jonjo feature was good and I liked the fact that they were outside - Chapman is not my cup of tea but I can see him growing into that role. It did n't work when he joined the others at the end and his comments about Faugheen and Annie Power, though no doubt well intentioned from a punters' perspective, were rushed and out of context.
The idea of an intervention during commentary by Harvey/McCoy is worth persevering with - but just one of them, the races are relatively short and they risk talking over each other - could see AP adding value with his contribution there.
I thought Victoria Pendleton's delivery was excellent - much less hyper than when I've seen her on TV previously, she was poised and articulate but as others have said she's not really adding anything in terms of content.Ed Chamberlain did not seem quite as polished as he is on the football but I'm sure he'll be a success - he's very personable.
There were some first day nerves and perhaps they were trying too hard.
The umbrellas were too big
yes, I liked the commentary intervention too...channel 4 used to do this with francome and it worked well for jumps
ITV will do well simply because the average ITV viewer rarely changes channels-and wouldn`t know where to find the C4 button...
Happy to report that I know no average (or better) ITV viewer
They need to be very careful about talking over commentaries. Harvey hasn't got a clue about race-reading. In fact it is hard to know other than being the butt of jokes what he is going to bring to the table.
I see the Post only printed the positive comments from people. Some things in racing never change.
would you expect anything else from the bottom wipe rag?
I wasn't able to watch it live as I was at Cheltenham. But I have since watched it and these are my comments.
It was good to get rid of Channel 4's annoying habit of showing jockeys and trainers arriving at the races with that infernal piano music.
My first impression was that Chamberlin was not as good as Nick Luck. However, he is a good broadcaster and will probably grow into the role. I thought Luke Harvey did well. When he's not acting the clown he can talk sense at times. I am not sure Sir Anthony is entirely comfortable in front of the camera. And if they are going to use him he will have to lose the miserable git persona. I have no idea why the weather girl was there. The weather on the day is what it is. A forecaster is not required.
Richard Hoiles was his usual competent self doing commentary. I couldn't understand the reasoning behind having Victoria Pendleton talking about the ground when she's only been in racing a short time. I can understand them using her in features in the preview programme about how she got into racing etc.
I normally like Matt Chapman when he is the anchor on ATR or when he is doing interviews on course. However, he did not seem to be successful yesterday. Doing stupid things like trying to see if a bookie has hair adds nothing and is cringeworthy. If they manage him a bit better he can be a success in the role.
They should have used Rishi for the interviews as any coverage of Fitzgerald is dire. At least he wasn't in the parade ring with Chamberlin etc droning on about "this horse, this horse." My only fear is that when McCoy can't be there Fitzgerald will take his place.
I am aware that Alice Plunkett is not popular with many but she was used OK yesterday. The feature on Jonjo was good but they should have shown the finishes of the two earlier races. That was a major gaffe.
However, we'll have to give them a chance. I am sure they will improve given time.
It was good to get rid of Channel 4's annoying habit of showing jockeys and trainers arriving at the races with that infernal piano music.
My first impression was that Chamberlin was not as good as Nick Luck. However, he is a good broadcaster and will probably grow into the role. I thought Luke Harvey did well. When he's not acting the clown he can talk sense at times. I am not sure Sir Anthony is entirely comfortable in front of the camera. And if they are going to use him he will have to lose the miserable git persona. I have no idea why the weather girl was there. The weather on the day is what it is. A forecaster is not required.
Richard Hoiles was his usual competent self doing commentary. I couldn't understand the reasoning behind having Victoria Pendleton talking about the ground when she's only been in racing a short time. I can understand them using her in features in the preview programme about how she got into racing etc.
I normally like Matt Chapman when he is the anchor on ATR or when he is doing interviews on course. However, he did not seem to be successful yesterday. Doing stupid things like trying to see if a bookie has hair adds nothing and is cringeworthy. If they manage him a bit better he can be a success in the role.
They should have used Rishi for the interviews as any coverage of Fitzgerald is dire. At least he wasn't in the parade ring with Chamberlin etc droning on about "this horse, this horse." My only fear is that when McCoy can't be there Fitzgerald will take his place.
I am aware that Alice Plunkett is not popular with many but she was used OK yesterday. The feature on Jonjo was good but they should have shown the finishes of the two earlier races. That was a major gaffe.
However, we'll have to give them a chance. I am sure they will improve given time.
clerkmore some v salient points there, agree 100%
EVILROYSLADE 02 Jan 17 08:49
It was probably the worst presentation of a days racing one is ever likely to see. Never mind you lot who think all we do is moan. We have a right to do so when we see the sport reduced to a vaudeville act. I don't give a toss about how it is trying to appeal to a " new" audience. If THAT new "audience" needs this sort of garbage to attract it to the greatest sport on Earth, then heaven help us all. Do people really believe that acting like buffoons will improve viewing figures? Stick to X Factor, IAC, Big Brother and all the other modern day monstrosities for your "fix". Racing and its presentation needs to be in the hands of adults, not juveniles. Chapman, idiotic....EC characterless, LH like a schoolboy trying to join the big boys, Pendleton......simply of no use, AP, pst off with it all for sure. Finally Fitzy...." What's the difference in a bike and a horse?" Andy is waving goodbye, goodbye...goodbye.
Makybe_Diva 02 Jan 17 09:03
Excellent post, Roy. I hope the people at ITV Racing are reading this forum.
This was the excellent post M_D,
It was probably the worst presentation of a days racing one is ever likely to see. Never mind you lot who think all we do is moan. We have a right to do so when we see the sport reduced to a vaudeville act. I don't give a toss about how it is trying to appeal to a " new" audience. If THAT new "audience" needs this sort of garbage to attract it to the greatest sport on Earth, then heaven help us all. Do people really believe that acting like buffoons will improve viewing figures? Stick to X Factor, IAC, Big Brother and all the other modern day monstrosities for your "fix". Racing and its presentation needs to be in the hands of adults, not juveniles. Chapman, idiotic....EC characterless, LH like a schoolboy trying to join the big boys, Pendleton......simply of no use, AP, pst off with it all for sure. Finally Fitzy...." What's the difference in a bike and a horse?" Andy is waving goodbye, goodbye...goodbye.
Makybe_Diva 02 Jan 17 09:03
Excellent post, Roy. I hope the people at ITV Racing are reading this forum.
This was the excellent post M_D,
The Post seems to think it was terrific , can barely see a negative word........not a mention of the first two races being shown for example(would they have shown Thistlecrack's run at Cheltenham which was before the programme began ?).
Most interesting thing for me was how the bookies were purposefully kept out of the picture in the first show. That will change for sure as they take up much more screen time in future.
I keep reading on here about how the coverage was so much better than channel four but no reasoning why it is better. Come on it's not difficult, much better than channel four should mean plenty of solid reasoning forthcoming. All I see is lazy short answers, not good enough.
I didn't like it. Opening music dire. No earlier replays as mentioned by many others. Graphics are awful. No replay analysis like on the other side, pre race didn't impress me either, not much coverage of the horses, seemed rushed. Far too many staff, the introductions went on so long I thought I was going to miss the first race.
I thought Ed did ok but not in the Nick Luck class yet, and Hoiles describing the runners and riders was a nice touch, like the bbc used to do.
The tour de france and snooker is superb on itv, so I expect something similar with the racing. Looking through their racing character list doesn't inspire confidence at all, so improvements could take a while.
I didn't like it. Opening music dire. No earlier replays as mentioned by many others. Graphics are awful. No replay analysis like on the other side, pre race didn't impress me either, not much coverage of the horses, seemed rushed. Far too many staff, the introductions went on so long I thought I was going to miss the first race.
I thought Ed did ok but not in the Nick Luck class yet, and Hoiles describing the runners and riders was a nice touch, like the bbc used to do.
The tour de france and snooker is superb on itv, so I expect something similar with the racing. Looking through their racing character list doesn't inspire confidence at all, so improvements could take a while.
Like I said on the other thread it would be helpful to see the betting albeit plenty will have better eyesight than me. If I have to change glasses to see the betting which is the most important thing to me apart from the actual race itself I will not be tuning in again.
I agree with the comments about Tony McCoy. He was a great jockey in his time, but just doesnt cut it as a presenter or expert here. He has the same amount of charisma as a dead salmon. Poor show Tony poor show
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