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Whilst I have to put up with the occasional call by Derek Thompson and Mike Cattermole, of all the more regular commentators surely it is time Malcolm Tomlinson was removed from the list! He continually makes basic errors such as misidentifying horses, misappropriating positions and failing to spot jumping errors. He conveys no enthusiasm and his voice is unsuitable for the job. Does anybody else have a view?
But they are lashing home , I like his commentaries but he does make more mistakes than most
He does seem to love to get the squeeze on before they jump the johnny ridley fence and lash home.
He does seem to love to get the squeeze on before they jump the johnny ridley fence and lash home.
Johnny Ridley fence, is that the 2nd last Sedgefield?
I’m not sure. But you can go all in you will hear it mentioned every time squeezy calls a segdefield chase race along with the paxtons fence.
I think the the Johnny Ridley fence is the last and the Paxton’s fence is the third last.
It’s Malcolm Tomlinson’s ridiculous attempts to do a poor man’s impression of Aussie Jim McGrath that annoys me the most.
I think I even heard him use Jim’s phrase “he goes for the persuader” the other week. Using Jim’s phrases, intonation and a poor imitation of his accent in a faltering, weak voice is just ludicrous.
He’s never been known to take a guess at saying who the winner is in a tight finish, even if a couple of feet separate them at the line, although as one of our forum colleagues never fails to remind people, it’s the judge’s job to call the result, not the commentator.
I’m just grateful that Tomlinson hasn’t been asked to do one of his Aussie Jim-style commentaries on the raunchy antics of his glamorous daughter, Eleanor Tomlinson, in Poldark (“… er, powering home, out deeper on the track and going for the persuader, is Eleanor Tomlinson …”)
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