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Well i never wanna watch that race again but thanks to the andrea character i had a good laugh towards the end.
For what its worth my vote would go to emily russell and thanks to zarkarva for that link very funnyS Maxwell was very good in my opinion. She was clear and accurate, just needed a little more speed and intensity.
All good sports for having a go but personally wouldn’t want to listen to commentary by any of them at this stage of their new careers
Missed the break by seconds, didn’t know the horses names,
S Maxwell said ‘Richard Hughes was nicely covered up on Paco Boy’ when he was blocked in on the rails, full of running with nowhere to go.
(totally biased opinion as I backed him that day
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Thanks goodness it wasn’t the Lincoln Handicap it would have been all over before they’d decided which horse, ridden by whatever jockey in the colours of whosoever trainer had taken up the lead in the first furlong…Jac
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Fair play to them all for having a pop at it, try turning the sound down and having ago yourself probably not as easy as you would think.
Watching them all makes Aussies Jim look professional…..
Blackbeard to conquer the World
There are plenty more which have been recently added, obviously quite a bit of interest which defies the claim that if there were ladies interested in commentating they’d already have been beating down the doors of the BBC.
http://www.lovetheraces.com/the-filly-factor
I thought Karen Thacker did a fair old job. A little practise/coaching and I think she’d be fine. Clare Phillips makes a decent stab at it too.
Kirsty Bucknell definitely the most alluring, breathy voice in the field so far!
But the definite winner for me so far is Scot Laura McGimpsey. Excellent, clear, accurate, no-nonsense commentary.
Still have one or two to listen to mind.
Again, fair play to them all, very brave girls.
Listened to a few more.
Charlotte Papworth is pretty good. And Emily Jones is pretty enthusiastic and accurate.
Another favourite for me would be the dark haired girl who is ‘undefined’. Nice voice, good diction, pretty accurate (one big mistake) and pretty measured in her delivery.
Some great efforts.
………… obviously quite a bit of interest which defies the claim that if there were ladies interested in commentating they’d already have been beating down the doors of the BBC.
So you don’t think the £2,500 first prize has anything to do with it then?
And £1000 for just reaching the semi finals!
Possibly Paul, but a pretty good turn out whatever the ‘draw’ and some half decent voices in there too.
Look out Hunt and Hoiles (who are judging this event I see) HERE COME THE GIRLS!!!!
I’ve signed in using my son’s facebook ID and I’m his mother. I wanted to join the forum about women commentators because I think Drone mentioned he was sure he saw some grainy B&W footage of a woman commentator and I think he’ll find it was actually my grand mother Maria Draper commentating on the Grand National back in the 50s. Her husband, my grandad, Frank Draper was supposed to do it that year but he was too ill with cancer so Maria was asked to step in. As you guys probably know, in those days they didn’t have the kind of technology we have today. Apparently she had to stand on scaffolding and use binoculars to follow the race. I vaguely remember reading fan mail which I’m sure we still have about her debut. Although some letters were awful and said things like she sounded like she was commentated on a donkey race and this writer hoped she went on to die a slow death from cancer. And I’m not joking when I say this but she did! I found your chat by trying to find on the internet any evidence that Maria was actually the first woman commentator but I can’t seem to prove it. Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated. Sandie
We’re at the semi-final stage now (the semi-finalists have pocketed a grand each – and there’s eight of them – that’s a couple of just-above tariff races there
) and good to see a few of my favourites still in the running.Ryan Moore’s sister still in the hunt. Let’s hope she doesn’t run into some of the rubbish falling away as they enter the straight!
Most of them seem to have some kind of background in racing media or the racing industry apart from Karen Thacker so I hope she has a good crack at it. Otherwise I hope Laura McGimpsey wins, she was good in the audition and I probably have a natural bias towards the Scottish contestant (we Scots seem to do well in all those talent phone-in shows, probably because we vote almost exclusively for our fellow countrymen/women!)
Here’s the semi-final line-up
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz321/cormack15a/logo.png
Interestingly not a single layer is prepared to offer any prices – could it be because the result is already known?
Not even Paddy Power, who are usually happy to provide prices on almost anything, will offer anything.
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