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Two recent topical ones to be going on with are –
2 Winning Posts at Sandown
Starters being given flags to wave in the event of false starts but not using them like at Warwick yesterday.
Willie Carson
Tom Lee
People who cheer when horses fall at fences or hurdles – sickening
Drunk idiots at racecourses
At the moment – no park and ride for Aintree and the fact that on the Aintree website it’s just a little sentence in the rest of the blurb ie not highlighted … and it’s going to affect ALOT of spectators – many of whom won’t know until they get there …
Generally – commentators who do not update on the welfare of horses.Stuffyness from people at certain racecourses…….Its not needed.
Late starts the horses seem to take an age to get loaded at times even allowing for playing up.
Jockeys/trainers that insist their horse wasnt suited by a slow pace!!………….If its that slow make your own pace!!……Listen to Henry Cecil!!!
Probably 101 more but these will do to start with
For me, explanations of improved performance that are statements of fact rather than explanations – ‘been hard to train’, ‘poor joints’ ‘been working better at home’ etc.
All maybe true enough, but what’s brought about the difference now?Endless repetitions of the same adverts on ATR. Still, they pay ATR’s bills, so can’t complain too much.
Unsolicited, small, pop-ups on Betfair reminding me the odds for my horse are more than a billion to one sort of thing; another pop-up before I can see my Current Bets. Bookies’ inserting an advert screen before you can access their home page
My horse taking the scenic route.
Being one or two sconds – literally – too late to place a win bet. Not so tragic when it’s a loser.
The way that on the re-run of a race we have to endure where the jolly went wrong and not concentrate on how well the winner performed.
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Someone will have to tell me his name as I cringe everytime I hear one of his commentries.
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Drive me nuts at times listening to him on the Radio.
When a replay of a great race is shown … but they decide to show it ‘head on’ instead! Annoys me bigtime.
That irritating fashion guru who always pops up at Royal Ascot. He’s such a pompous arse!
The way certain organisations have so many tipsters that no matter what they claim to have tipped the winner
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One for Cheltenham: the fact that they play the same snippet of music after each and every Irish victory. Let’s have some variety, please.
Add me to the Lee McKenzie "not so keen" camp.
Gets far too excited for my liking.
and me! He has no sense of timing in relation to the pitch of his voice. Compare his technique with someone like Richard Hoiles, Hoiles is different class.
…..There are very few commentators who make any reference to the horses colours during commentaries so unless you have done your homework it can be needlessly difficult to pick out the runners that you want to keep an eye on………Ian Bartlett is about the only one who does do it but there are none that do it as a rule.
Hate to say it because she is remarkably efficient if you email her but Tanya Stevenson dresses like an old granny particularly when wearing a hat….what is that all about ? Can’t someone have a word……I know little about fashion but her hat at Cheltenham on Tuesday???!!!…………
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