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nice to see the 'olly bell interrupting aob's phone call' is alive and well.
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Can't understand trainers giving Chapman the time of day....Haggas should have given him a wide berth.
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what is murtagh there for?
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Moonlighting on the gravy train.
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Usually there to keep Weaver company,is the latter not on (never watch ITV myself).
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weavers's there and he's certainly more insightful than Mr. Murtagh
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a p McCoy on today, his nap stratum, a lot work involved with that.
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grown men fist bumping on itv.
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I know i will be an mutilated by vast majority on here,but i thoroughly enjoy what itv present.I do not dislike any of the charactors,and find the humour to my liking..........i know im sad,but there you are.
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Almost all of them absolutely full of themselves. More interested in coming across as TV celebrities than presenting a racing programme. It's all about them.
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Why is Sir Anthony McCoy on? A damp rotting fish has more life and interesting than him; the bloke has no charisma or personality.
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Always good to see The Champ.
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McCoy should NOT be on tv commenting on flat racing...he contributes eff all to the programme.
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wtf is all this about. jockeys being anounced like dart players.
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who the hell had the bright idea of spending 5 minutes introducing the jockeys...pathetic
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What is going on?
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Even some of the jockeys felt uncomfortable and self conscious; air time for the sponsor, I guess, as it is ITV.
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There are far too many folk featuring in the ITV racing coverage . Most of them contribute very little , and there is NO justification for today's presence of Sir A.P. McCoy . Also , in the past , telly coverage of racing only ever commented on racegoers fashion during Royal Ascot . We have fashion highlighted at Glorious Goodwood and York , as well as Ascot . I hope this reverts to a once a year item .
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well the old channel four wasn't that good was it. big mac shouting, lesley graham grinning and that posh bird who used to wear a big hat when welcoming in the winners at chelts.
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You've Gok no chance of the fashion segment being dropped.
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Why don't they show the head on after a race? They only seem to do so after a Stewards enquiry has been announced. Also, why isn't the replay shown straight after the race instead of having to wait for what seems ages until the jockey has been interviewed?
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agree with that MJK, one thing they have started doing better recently is putting the result up straight after the finish line. I remember when they first started they would go to ad breaks before showing the result and sp's which used to do my swede in.
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McGrath, Big Mac, Thompson, McNeil, Down, Brough & Tanya had their faults but they were a far superior presenting team than this bunch.
Simon McNeil over Ed any day Big Mac over Chapman any day Down Over weaver as well Brough over Luke Thompson leave on the shelf but keep Francesca McGrath not needed Tanya not needed. Simon McNeil to be main presenter with Down and Brough as co presenters, with Big Mac in the ring, and Francesca doing interviews and paddock views, would be a far better set up. Oh and scrap the fashion bloke altogether. |
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Good shout
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I somehow think you won't see McCririck on your screen again!
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Sadly yes JMDC, I saw him at Newmarket a couple of months ago and to say he looked gravely ill would be an understatement.
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I think the most bizarre thing I've ever seen is Mick Fitz dressing in a top hat and tails expressing opinions on million pound flat horses. Strange indeed.
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More strange than Luke Harvey offering advise to a group 1 winning trainer on a race for Cracksman ?
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I think they are all wonderful and thoroughly enjoy the programme
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Evening Ed.
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Hello Ed, are you considering to graciously leave your position as the main presenter of ITV Racing? Your professionalism and presenting skill will be most welcomed, and appreciated elsewhere; horse racing is a sport outside your realm of presenting, may I add.
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Does make me laugh all this nostalgic nonsense. People wanting Mcrririck back, the biggest dinosaur in racing, and now the betting ring is obsolete with no relevance whatsoever. Down and Scott might be decent journalists but as television broadcasters they bring very little to the table. We used to have to put up with Tanya Stevenson on channel 4 and Thompson. Itv are a different league to the old Channel 4 programme. And whilst a wider tv audience for racing may not be out there they do have to try and find it and appeal to it. There is RUK and ATR if you don't want to watch it.
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Julian Wilson
Peter O'Sullivan Johnathon Powell Tommy Stack Bill Smith John Hamner |
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They're all media poodles for the bookmaking industry. When they start questioning the bolloxs their reps spout then they might get a bit of respect. McGrath makes me sick on that Skybet advert.
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Is it asking too much for a main presenter of a specialist sport on terrestrial tv to be closely associated and/or knowledgeable of the sport? I'd have thought so. Chapman was ejected from "Dancing on Ice" without a moment's notice, why?
Imagine an able-bodied person presenting and/or organising an event and facilities for disable-bodied athletes. Or an able-bodied person running an organisation specifically targeting disable-bodied individuals. It is just not on! On numerous occasions Chamberlin looked very much "like a fish out of water". I believe Chamnerlin would not have resorted to regularly and repeated "back-slapping" his fellow ITV Racing team members on their contributions (for non-racing antics). |
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Chamberlin may not come from a racing background but he's grown up loving the sport and would know just as much about racing as most of the old channel 4 mob. He loves racing and is a natural broadcaster. That makes him a great front man for racing. Hoiles is infinitely better than the previous commentators. Holt is ok but Graham Goode was appalling. Racing has moved on and that ITV team overall do a very good job. A big improvement on what came before.
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I agree, Hoiles is excellent as a commentator and presenter, but the majority of the ITV Racing team including its main presenter Chamberlin have been found wanting, and not terrestrial tv material; Chamberlin is often found wanting when it comes to thinking-on-the-spot and q&a without resorting to heaping congrats to his co-presenters of direct/indirect sponsors. On the other hand Olly is a true professional and an extremely knowledgeable and able horse racing presenter; if he was a racehorse I'd back him over Chamberlin for future horse racing races. As a horse racing presenter he'd be my choice before Chamberlin any time, any day.
Nothing personal with Chamberlin, but he makes me put the transmission on mute whenever he comes on and/or watch only the racing bit. Also, I find him too "friendly" with his interviewees, but condescending to ITV Racing viewers like myself. I understand the programme is sponsored by a bookie, but that does not mean one cannot criticise constructively and objectively; there are many better horse racing presenters than Chamberlin, I firmly believe. |
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A bigger improvement would be if none of them were there.
Just show paddock shots, going down to start, and then the race. |
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Would that not be great, and any software that can deliver that service? I'm willing to pay for it too. In the old days there were video recorders that could skip and not record adverts. Maybe independent and unattached presenters **** reimbursed (accordingly) by remuneration from viewers based on performance ie intelligent and relevant questioning and info gathering conducive to the future running plan/s of the horse/s.
Sorry, Chamberlin is no horse racing presenter. |