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27 Dec 21 13:01
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Broadcasting from a rubbish bin. Says it all.

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By:
lovegod
When: 27 Dec 21 13:32
That was wheelie bad.
By:
ballyregan
When: 27 Dec 21 13:33
did he tip sulo sorry I meant solo
By:
LoyalHoncho
When: 27 Dec 21 13:47
Where;s case when you need him?  This thread has entered his domain - Benny Hill country!  Laugh
By:
ENGLANDBARNES1
When: 27 Dec 21 17:16
Awful pundit
By:
SlippyBlue
When: 27 Dec 21 17:23
Well we all have our opinions on Luke but one thing I will say is that he's a thoroughly
decent bloke and very amicable with it. I speak as I find and he's ok in my book.
By:
LoyalHoncho
When: 27 Dec 21 18:41
Nothing wrong with the fella.  Very likeable for me.
By:
Storm Alert
When: 27 Dec 21 18:42
Broadcasting from a wheelie bin was rubbish tbf.
By:
LoyalHoncho
When: 27 Dec 21 18:51
I agree but it doesn;t make him a bad person or an offence to the racing public.  Does it?  It just makes him a bit eccentric.  Rather that than brown-nosed like Chamberlin.
By:
punchestown
When: 27 Dec 21 19:08
Comes across as genuinely nice bloke from what I can see.
By:
ballyregan
When: 27 Dec 21 20:15
julian wilson would have put the wheelie bin lid on him and took him the tip
racing and gambling used to be a serious business not cbeebies
By:
ENGLANDBARNES1
When: 27 Dec 21 21:26
He is exactly what’s wrong with racing, scared of giving a truthful opinion incase he offends them.
I’ve heard him mention a few jockeys staying at his house, sounds like a conflict of interests to me.

Just like these trainers that stick with a jockey throughout his career rather than growing some balls and trying to win.
By:
Poppydog.
When: 27 Dec 21 23:02
Someone pointed out many years ago that Luke (unconsciously) get many snippets of information from connections,
that many wouldn't normally get.


Watched him do just that many times over.
By:
Celtic warrior
When: 28 Dec 21 16:45
Top man imho. Saw him at ascot one day in the parade ring doing a corporate stint. He had all the people truly fascinated with his knowledge and self deprication. Few good gaggs added in too.
By:
themightymac
When: 28 Dec 21 17:12
I agree with Celtic Warrior. I was at a corporate event he attended. Great guy. Very good jockey in his day.
By:
isleham
When: 28 Dec 21 22:17
surely being a decent fellow and a bit of a p*sshead doesn't qualify you as a good pundit.
By:
isleham
When: 28 Dec 21 22:19
and some preparation might help his credibility. And did you ever see him ride if you thought he was "very good"
By:
smirnoff2therescue
When: 28 Dec 21 22:48
he will openly admit to being at best an average jockey - doesn't big himself up and deffo one of the more watchable presenters in this day n age
By:
themightymac
When: 29 Dec 21 00:09
Yes Isleham, I did see him ride a few times at the track. Taberna Lord winning at the Cheltenham Festival was a very good ride, in fact brilliant, in the Coral Golden Hurdle. And Cool Ground winning the Welsh National was also a very good ride. Then there were others that spring to mind like Solidasarock, Rubhahunish and Country Member. But the classy Katabatic trained by Andy Turnell was probably the best he ever sat on.

If one asked him he would probably laugh and say he was a bang average jockey in that self deprecating manner but I don't think top trainers like Turnell, Forster, Gifford etc would have put him up on top horses and trusted him in big races if he was just bang average.

He was a very good (Thanks like for Taberna Lord) and very brave jockey.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CHA07UG0NtE
By:
themightymac
When: 29 Dec 21 00:11
Others will have different opinions, that's racing.
By:
themightymac
When: 29 Dec 21 00:17
There never has and never will be a tv presenter that everybody likes. It's down to human nature. Luke, like Chapman and Fitzgerald in particular, has what one would call a Marmite personality.
By:
irishone
When: 29 Dec 21 03:14
Barney got him right
A radio face
By:
ENGLANDBARNES1
When: 29 Dec 21 10:18
Chapman used to be good, not afraid to offend people with an opinion, but itv have kept pushing to be over the top and now his just annoying.
By:
workrider
When: 29 Dec 21 11:21
themightymac just watched it back, Luke looked very stylish I must say...
By:
sparrow
When: 29 Dec 21 11:48
Chapman is far worse than Harvey could ever be.
By:
MJK
When: 29 Dec 21 12:27
The one thing I would say about Harvey is that there's no badness in him or trying to make it about himself. Think he knows himself he's lucky to do the job he does and doesn't think of himself as any better than that.
By:
StillLearning
When: 29 Dec 21 13:40

Dec 27, 2021 -- 5:23PM, SlippyBlue wrote:


Well we all have our opinions on Luke but one thing I will say is that he's a thoroughlydecent bloke and very amicable with it. I speak as I find and he's ok in my book.


Hi Luke!!

By:
SlippyBlue
When: 29 Dec 21 13:57
Laugh

I only said what I did S.L. as I've chatted with him a couple of times in a pub a few minutes walk to Selhurst Park as he's an ardent Palace supporter as I am as well.
He's a good old stick and was very pleasant to chat to and as I did say, I can only speak as I find about folk.
By:
Celtic warrior
When: 29 Dec 21 14:18
i dont know what to think of chapman at all. sometimes i think he is arrogant but most of the time i think he is a hard working professional who loves his horse racing. very knowledgable as well. so take the positives.

basically he fulfils the old role vacated by legendary big mac
By:
ALIEN SEX FIEND
When: 29 Dec 21 14:32
Ge should reprise his roll in Bottom.
By:
dambuster
When: 29 Dec 21 14:36
Wasn't he Married to Mercy Rimell ,i think they had a pub together if memory serves me right, or am i getting mixed up.?
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