Southwell today with the racing snob Chapman

Double up tonight sparrow Thompson calling the races

I can live with tommo, jimnast.  You can't really take him seriously.

That’s true I suppose we’re use to him after all this time

Blimey he’s giving this lot some stick at mahoning valley rude not funny

I turned it off until the next race as he is behaving like a complete lunatic tonight shouting and hollering. Jason Weaver does a perfectly good job and there is no need for the other idiot.

what a treble this is -atr chapman and that other canute. cost me as i wont even look at it and would have laid that jolly

I just leave it off until the race is due to start.

Chapman is heir to McCririck in the sense that from time to time he will at least allude to the way the bookmaking industry and low-grade racing conspire to pick mugs' wallets.

Chapman has a point though doesn't he. Its pretty awful racing no?

He is paid to do a job and if he doesn' like it then he shouldn't be there. Owners spend thousands keeping these horses in training and also keeping many others employed in the industry.

McCririck was a top class racing journalist in his prime something that Chapman could never aspire to.

'Owners spend thousands keeping these horses in training and also keeping many others employed in the industry.'

Still doesn't stop it being a catchpenny farce for bookies.

McCririck was a top class journalist who wasn't afraid to say when punters were being ripped off. No one has the guts now. Chapman at least mocks aspects.

he might aspire to it but wouldnt achieve it

he does ask the odd q that others wouldnt but hes not funny enough or clever enough to get away with his subversive act

much worse is that creature commentating. i was on me way to fakenham once and changed direction and went to yarmouth instead when i heard he was on the mic. my companions thought i was avinalff but off i went