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Thanks For Everything Tommo - Happy Retirement Handicap (Class 6) (3yo+ 0-62)
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Wolverhampton (AW)
22 Jul 2025
The great man bows out on Tuesday.
Was he any good? Leave that to the judge.
9:00
Wolverhampton (AW)
22 Jul 2025
The great man bows out on Tuesday.
Was he any good? Leave that to the judge.
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He'll do a frankie and be at perry barr or portman park on monday, mark my words.
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A person of little integrity but a tremendous work ethic imo
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He nearly found Shergar.
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Thommo and Lord \oaksey get the runaround
 Shergar Kidnapping - ITN News at Ten - Thursday 10th ... https://www.google.com/search?q=derek+thompson+shergar&oq=derek+thompson+shergar&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABjvBTIKCAIQABiiBBiJBTIKCAMQABiiBBiJBTIHCAQQABjvBTIKCAUQABiABBiiBNIBCTY4OTZqMGoxNagCCLACAfEFhf5oJCu5jsI&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8487ba83,vid:I2O2u9FOeeA,st:0 |
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Forumites will be divided
Putter In or Taker Out |
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He certainly was a worker but had zero integrity
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Love him or hate him, he will be etched in many memories as mentioned previously via his work ethic and his longevity in the sport.
His voice will be heard in commentaries, interviews and horse racing snippets for years to come. The likes of Tommo, McCririck, Francome, Wilson, Goode, Pitman, O'Sullevan amongst many others will live long in this game and our memories because they provided so many. I am not putting Tommo the same bracket as some of those above but the bottom line is he has worked for 50 years plus in the game, he won't be easily forgotten. |
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Derek Thompson (Sports Commentator) - Accidental Partridge
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19B5HgaXQNE |
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Derek Thompson Part2 (Sports Commentator) - Accidental Partridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HXGQdM47wU "People say I'm tight" |
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Thommo The Terrible Tipster
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jun/17/horseracing.theobserver3 |
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"We'll never know how well Tommo knows her Mum."
Matt Chapman's vintage reaction to a classic Tommo comment.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz3--LKYRRg |
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The terrible tipsters have moved from premium telephone lines to social media.
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One of his best/worst/funniest commentaries ever.
"Out of the woods has come from nowhere"  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JZHBsnIJPUg |
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used to do the £1.09 thing in the phonebox,about 30 years to get all the tipping line naps,tommo used to charge a quid to tell you what the weather was like in newmarket
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He was fined for claiming to be at Newmarket watching Cecil's String on his tipping line whilst actually being in Dubai.
A loathsome person |
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Has more charisma and personality than many of you scroats..
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...At least he could make the garbage presented at Wolverhampton and Southwell at times sound sort of exciting....even if it wasn't .
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Happy Retirement, Mr Thompson! You've been a work horse, and it's time to put your feet up. Enjoy your retirement. All the best!
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My heart soars like a bird. Reasonable people giving Thommo the praise he so richly deserves.
Thanks for everything mate - you’ve been brilliant. |
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Good luck and good riddance, how you have lasted so long is unbelievable,Francombe was right, you are a ToS5er. Imo.
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So are you. Got that?
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dunno why you are such a thompsonite
aside from him being rubbish imo, hes a mingebag and liar, caught out lying about his tips and being called a dishonest witness by a high court judge. we will leave it at that |
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... Yep, If you employ a Mechanic you dont want a Chef turning up.
Childish / non race related commentarys, persistent aggrovating sucking / slurping noises. |
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his commentaries cause some aggra
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His commentaries are clear, fluent and accurate. That’s what I praise about Thommo. He’s so good at it people look for nonsense to knock him.
Well done Thommo and have a good retirement. |
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Thommo at the Fallon Trial hearing.
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The funeral story made me laugh.
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A great many regular racegoers, especially in recent years, would groan upon arriving at a track to find Thommo was the course commentator. His sometimes over dramatic style and continued reference to tired old cliches - 'Hayley Turner, the head turner' - being but one example would soon grate.
But, watching the Channel 4 Racing clips from the 1980's and early 1990's - now viewable on Youtube - has brought it home to me that he used to be quite good. More as a presenter than a commentator. Personally, though, I think he went on too long and his work has suffered for it. I could also tell a tale about one March Sunday at Sedgefield many years ago when he was the race day host - I cannot recall if he was also commentating that day. But if my memory fully serves me, he behaved poorly before racing when attempting to do some quick publicity work for the track. I will not say what happened but he asked me if it was alright for him to do something with my little, highly disabled brother (whom we had brought along for a day out). I agreed but he then greatly disappointed me afterwards and I have never quite forgotten just how self-centered he appeared. To be fair, perhaps he wasn't thinking but I rather suspect his urge to do the publicity thing at all costs was all he was thinking of that day! So, a muted farewell to Thommo from me. |
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He assisted a friend mine in his role as paddock judge of the best turned out. He knew nothing whatsoever about horses and told me that Thommo had been brilliant with him and very helpful. As for the Fallon trial any lawyer will tell you that the best liar in court wins.
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His complaint at not making a bean from the #1 with his voice - Steve Coogan shirley (sic) based his AP character on Thommo!
Here they come back towards us... Coming with a good-looking run.... The favourite... PHOTO... All travelling well as they should at this stage...(after 1 or 2 f) |
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One final thing from me about Thommo.
He surely perfected the art of, for example, 'and the one on the outside in the black and white hoops and red cap is starting a run'. Now in my example, the horse's position and colours, could be anything but what I always felt Thommo was doing as he called it was frantically scanning his race card to find out the name of the horse in the 'black and white hoops and red cap on the outside'! A clever little trick to buy himself a couple of seconds!!! |
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As much as I agree TN...it's a tough gig...and a highly skilled one imo
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.. Yes, one which Thommo sadly failed to master.
I am all for cheeky charlie chappys, rattling buckets etc, just dont let them near the microphone. |
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His strength was not comms....that is fair
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We'll miss him when he's gone, like most things whether you've loved him or hated him but he's in your Psyche.
Who can forget little gems like, "Firework going off like a rocket," ok he might have called the wrong horse as the winner but well dubbed afterwards. |
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Agreed Stew....Who of us hasn't made a mistake in the workplace
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asking for a friend, will he still be running his tipping line ?
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I think he's bought a dog to do that..
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His commentaries were regularly full of gibberish, but I'll still miss them.
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