Well said Ed

Weaver is gutless….

Weaver, close to spitting the dummy,   Keep the questions less controversial please.

weaver is basically saying a jock on the 2nd shouldn't use his full quota because your opponent hasn't used his full quota ,basically admitting its team tactics

Nothing to talk about in a close finish and they make a big deal about it
Now when there is obvious skulduggery going on in a race week in week out they stay tight lipped pmsl # graveeeeeyyyy

crap coverage by crap analysts -i do not watch itv race coverage

May 10, 2025 -- 3:31PM, The Dragon wrote:

crap coverage by crap analysts -i do not watch itv race coverage

I do, mainly with the sound turned off.

What a load of ole pony

I wish he'd STFU about that fcúkin' 'pro-cush' - pc príck

May 10, 2025 -- 3:31PM, The Dragon wrote:

crap coverage by crap analysts -i do not watch itv race coverage

I don't think that is fair.

Ed Chamberlain used to irk me - "I'm the ringmaster" - but more and more it sounds like he is prepared to call out stuff. In fact, he sounds like someone who has decided racing is just a stepping-stone in his broadcasting career. It's like he has seen the viewing figures and is angling for a way out before he is axed, which may lead to a more maverick stance.

So for example today he called out the late drift on Cathedral .. Adele Mulrennan is a superb paddock judge and saw nothing untoward. It's a couple of steps away from saying the public have been rinsed, but he seems to be going that way.

Ed can call them out simply because he leads the show and won’t care a jot if the midgets take the huff..

There's no end game to calling out seemingly inexplicable late markets drifts. Seasoned punters don't know why they happen, so casual ITV viewers have no chance. And a late market drift isn't always portent.

Waste of time weaver.

May 10, 2025 -- 4:57PM, Cider wrote:

There's no end game to calling out seemingly inexplicable late markets drifts. Seasoned punters don't know why they happen, so casual ITV viewers have no chance. And a late market drift isn't always portent.

That is true.

But I'm going to be watching with interest this summer cos I think these are the last months for the current ITV racing team.

does not really matter they are all looking after their own self interest and not very good at what hey fdo... fair play to them they play the game and make a good living out of it.

but on averafge they are crap

You'd certainly welcome any deviation from the 'everything is great' mantra. Though to be fair, I only rarely take in ITV coverage.

Chamberlain nails them straight away….”what happened there guys “ …..they all panic….

May 10, 2025 -- 5:07PM, Cider wrote:

You'd certainly welcome any deviation from the 'everything is great' mantra. Though to be fair, I only rarely take in ITV coverage.

It's better than it was when Lesley Graham was "running the show."

But the inescapable fact - decade after decade - is that racing is sinking. It will always have a niche interest but it has suffered because racing has failed to sort out two things in the age of television:

1) Loading the stalls in flat racing.

2) The starts at big NH races.

So casual punters who tune in around an "off-time" are customarily treated to the antics of horses that are unwilling participants in the spectacle. That makes the casual punter question the value of their entertainment before it has even started.

UB how come you think ITV racing's days are numbered when they're getting more air time? Sunday racing and the Racing League are inexplicably covered, admittedly on the minor channel,even though they are dross. Or did you mean the present team are on the way out or due for a reshuffle?

Only because I believe the decline in racecourse attendance is reflected in tv viewer numbers.

It would be a trend that ITV would do well to address. Those on the gravytrain become complacent. Anyone remember Francome on the Morning Line falling asleep until Monkey Business? That was because he got a cut of the premium-rate revenue.