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06 Oct 22
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Jerry, some tips if you are on today.
Try to find another way of saying "they''re off". You could, for instance, say "racing" "they're out of the gate" "the starter has let them go" etc.
It is noticeable how you have slowed your pace at the start of races, almost to a murmur. However, it can sound a bit too deliberate.
And speaking of pace of delivery. Try to regulate your breathing at the finish of tight races to avoid that panicked anxiety attack that you regularly exhibit.
One last thing. We know who the jockeys are mid race. Just call the horses.
Thanks.
Try to find another way of saying "they''re off". You could, for instance, say "racing" "they're out of the gate" "the starter has let them go" etc.
It is noticeable how you have slowed your pace at the start of races, almost to a murmur. However, it can sound a bit too deliberate.
And speaking of pace of delivery. Try to regulate your breathing at the finish of tight races to avoid that panicked anxiety attack that you regularly exhibit.
One last thing. We know who the jockeys are mid race. Just call the horses.
Thanks.
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Jerry, now remember, when there's grade 1 races, it doesn't mean you have to shout, get overly excited or have that breathing panic attack at the end, as you gasp for oxygen. Yes, be more lively, you are not reading a funeral mass script after all, but easy as you go.
Have you heard the commentator with the stutter on French racing ... the more exciting it gets the more he stammers ... give him his due, he is a t't't'trier.
Couldn't agree more Hayden. What a character. Brings colour to every race and racing in general.
'No Fussing by a couple of lengths' as they landed side by side 
Jerry going down the Bartlett route unfortunately. As soon as the fav hits the front the tone of the voice suggests the race is over. He's a lot better than Richard 'I know everything ' Pugh though.
Brilliant commentator Jerry - gets on with it and doesn't try to predict what is going to happen. Simply commentates on what is happening. The main English commentators should take a leaf out of his book instead of having a mini-orgasm when one of the top three in the betting comes off the bridle or makes a mistake.
I do agree that the UK commentators seem to base their comms around the betting and have raised the isdue plenty of times, though Alan Howes very underused imop. An excellent commentator.
Hannon, another embarrassment of a call, he must have been on Tower of London as he could not contain his gasket being blown again at the finish. How does this clown get all the top gigs?
Great commentator who loves the game and wears his heart on his sleeve.
It was an outstanding commentary on the Tower of London Group2 race. The roof on the Curragh stand near lifted. Best moment on the Curragh for many a long day. Ryan Moore said he didn't want to get there too soon !!!!!!!!!
They all get excited it’s a natural thing I suppose,spare a thought if they’ve had a punt….
Simply the best is Jerry , can honestly say i watch more races than i would normally do when he's commentating. 
Hayden I'll tell him that in the car on the way to Ballinrobe tomorrow....
Ask him to come and work on the Cheltenham Festival , Ireland dominate the meeting so we may as well have an Irish commentator 
Irish Champions Stakes, Irish racing showcased around the world, and Jerry pulls another embarrassment.
o'hehir, o'brien, griffin...part-timers are all better imo
He's a fantastic commentator imo,great excitement in his voice,not for everybody I can see.
Best in the business for me but it's all about opinions.
I couldn't stand my first wife's voice , come to think of it didn't like the 2nd wife's either but the current wife's is fine as my hearing has deteriorated a bit.
I watch some races i wouldn't normally if he's commentating , there's no right or wrong answer here we're all different
I couldn't stand my first wife's voice , come to think of it didn't like the 2nd wife's either but the current wife's is fine as my hearing has deteriorated a bit.
I watch some races i wouldn't normally if he's commentating , there's no right or wrong answer here we're all different
His knowledge and accuracy is first class but during a race he sounds as if he has a heavy cold and sniffs a few times during each race. In the final furlong he sounds like he is having a heart attack. I am sure he can't help it but surely a commentator should be chosen mainly for clarity of voice?
To be fair Sage we had to put up with Sir Peter after his voice went ages before he quit , he started whispering through races and curtailing names if i remember correctly.
The Winners Enclosure
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Three things in life are certain..
1⃣Death
2⃣Taxes
3⃣Jerry Hannon exploding in a tight finish
https://x.com/TWEnclosure/status/1835007603975586187
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Three things in life are certain..
1⃣Death
2⃣Taxes
3⃣Jerry Hannon exploding in a tight finish
https://x.com/TWEnclosure/status/1835007603975586187
Thankfully Jerry wasn't the commentator for the 2012 Lexus Chase because I doubt he would have survived this one without self-combusting.
One of the most dramatic finishes of all time...
https://x.com/Halligan88/status/1843657778906443986
One of the most dramatic finishes of all time...
https://x.com/Halligan88/status/1843657778906443986
Jerry is an excellent commentator when you listen to a few others.
I enjoy Jezza on commentary
Mark Shouty Johnston is my worst
Mark Shouty Johnston is my worst
They can have the freeze frame up within a jiffy but on this occasion it took 27 seconds, flip flopping favs in the photo betting?
I like how he starts off like a 2CV on a frosty December morning and then gradually winds himself up.
DURING THE RACE COMMENTARY
I will say again if Jerry gets on your wick more than Mark *Shouty* Johnson or Ian *Raspy* Bartlett then there is something wrong with ya.
DURING THE RACE COMMENTARY
I will say again if Jerry gets on your wick more than Mark *Shouty* Johnson or Ian *Raspy* Bartlett then there is something wrong with ya.
I apologise for the above statement
All down to personal taste
All down to personal taste
... another shocker today for Jerry, this time the Irish National. (And Jerry, just a reminder, Rebecca Cirtis trains in Wales).
His climaxes give me a headache. There is no need to scream the winner's name Jerry , especially when its been 12 length clear for the last two furlongs. Chalk down a blackboard for me , I know it takes all sorts .
Er , that should have read fingernails down a blackboard ! I have predictive cliches on this i pad.
Jerry is The Man!
Some of you lot may prefer latter stage career Dave Smith or Mark Shouty Johnston or Ian Raspy Bartlett
I'll stick With Jerry
Some of you lot may prefer latter stage career Dave Smith or Mark Shouty Johnston or Ian Raspy Bartlett
I'll stick With Jerry
He is too. I concur absolutely. If people would appraise his fluency of commentary they might appreciate the fact.
I never back a winner in Ireland,so it's rarely my horses name he screams ,but I enjoy his passion .
I never back a winner in Ireland,so it's rarely my horses name he screams ,but I enjoy his passion .
Absolutely flawless at Galway. The best around by a mile.
Jerry’s slow deliberate tone on industry days, as if he is on methadone, gets replaced by over excited fast delivery on the big days.
Did someone else grab the mic there at Listowel?
he's not for me but happy for others to share a different opinion
Very well put. I forgive him all his foibles because he simply relates what’s happening without aberration, stutter or mistaking of colours etc, fluently. For me it is a great skill. However, I still have visions of him popping the buttons off of his waistcoat as he just about bursts with excitement at race end. I accept he irritates some but I always feel he matches enthusiasm, passion and professionalism all at once.
Best wishes all.
Best wishes all.
As Tina Turner would say , simply the best better than all the rest
Did someone else grab the mic there at Listowel?
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Think it was Brian Arnold you heard at the start who works at the course as an announcer who might have stepped in for the first couple of furlongs.
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Think it was Brian Arnold you heard at the start who works at the course as an announcer who might have stepped in for the first couple of furlongs.
The Spinmaster seems obsessed with Jerry Hannon.
Light N Strike moved from Emma Lavelle in England to Mickey Bowen in Wales only 9 days ago. Still it must have made his day to point it out.
Light N Strike moved from Emma Lavelle in England to Mickey Bowen in Wales only 9 days ago. Still it must have made his day to point it out.
Spinno,you are in grave danger of being thought of as a pedant
Jerry can make as many mistakes as he likes tbh but still has more than enough plusses to make him the best.
"And another big race win for Willie Mullins" shouted in a demented manner as if he was being waterboarded as he struggled to breathe ....
Does repeatedly making the same point make you correct,Spinno?
You are very much in the minority with your views
You are very much in the minority with your views
Learn the colours, horse’s I.d. details, then switch on M U T E. Job done.
He’s ok, until he starts hyperventilating randomly
At the end of his chosen races, forcing the horses
Names out, after shutting down his larynx. Think
He’s displaying over confidence???
At the end of his chosen races, forcing the horses
Names out, after shutting down his larynx. Think
He’s displaying over confidence???
I’ve never seen a picture of him, how old is he etc
anyone got a pic of Jerry?
anyone got a pic of Jerry?
ponchoslament -https://www.independent.ie/life/i-was-18-when-i-commentated-my-first-horse-...
Thank you manoleeds, nothing like I expected, hé sounds
Like a 55/60 yo man ??
Like a 55/60 yo man ??
He was good craic on Twitter until he was hounded off it by the boo boys.
Clearly the best for me, the gasping, excitement rather than being an annoyance actually adds to the experience, raw, gritty, who can listen to the Roaring Bull commentary and not absolutely love it.
Sep 22, 2025 -- 5:03PM, wondersobright wrote:
he's not for me but happy for others to share a different opinion
"the mare has got up on the far side"
I enjoyed that call
He's different class to those colours obsessed pricks like Bartlett and Ennis.
He is different class compared the colours obsessed morons like Bartlett and Ennis.
Duffy. 12.26. With you all the way. “Natural enthusiasm - we’re nothing without it”.
Thw John Durkan Chase, a race that could be the shop window for the sport. Ruined by Hannon again, having a waterboarded panic attack at the end, Gaeeeeeeeeeeeelic Warrior.....
Enhanced and beautified by Hannon! The passion the man has for the game is fabulous.
Enhanced and beautified by Hannon! The passion the man has for the game is fabulous.
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Agreed 100%,raw passion and excitement....the man lives this game.
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Agreed 100%,raw passion and excitement....the man lives this game.
I wish he would stop shouting. O'Sullivan wasn't a great commentator in respect to accuracy, but his voice was very good, easy to listen too.
I wish Jerry would take a leaf out of his book
I wish Jerry would take a leaf out of his book
Hannon sounded like he was being water boarded at the end of the opener with his stragulated gasping commentary. A juvenile race. God help us how he will ruin the bigger races on the card.
What a breath of fresh air to hear Gary O Brien commentate at Cork. No deliberate droning, no clichés and no gasping at the end of a finish. Give him more.
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