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I’m fed up with him seeming to ignore the second horse near the finish, the real threat to the leader, while raving about the efforts of the first and third horse.
But there’s a young chap, evidently with far less excuse, who often ignores the horse in the lead until he is absolutely forced to by the proximity of the winning post, while cheering on a (sometimes permanently) placed horse in second or third.
The Irish commentator, (John O’Hare?) seems to be one of the few who can be relied upon to call it in the way it unfolds, though he gets hysterical at the finish, too. I think it’s official policy and certainly many, perhaps a majority of punters, can’t get enough adrenaline into their system. Once in a while, there’s a happy outcome, when because of the garbled commentary you think you’ve lost, and it turns out you were on the winner – who wasn’t mentioned until maybe the dying seconds, when the hysterical decibels just add to the confusion!
I’m just fed up with seeing my horse take the lead by a length or more, and hearing, instead, that another horse is vying against the second for the lead! When they come on, I turn off the sound now.
Very rarely compliment/praise him, however his commentary for Wednesday and Thursday at Perth was excellent.
Funny, I thought his calling at Perth was diabolical at times.
Now, I don’t know where he’s positioned, or if he’s seeing the same pictures as we are, but it seemed that the distance between the leader and the secong place horse was always a nice round ten lengths regardless! It must be his favourite distance.
Now, I don’t know where he’s positioned, or if he’s seeing the same pictures as we are
Commentary position at Perth is terrible, along with Kelso, the worse in the country. Basically on the steps of the stands and low level. Perth commentary position is also head on to runners.
I don’t think there is a single commentator who enjoys calling there.
Most calls from there will be from the monitor and it may not be the same picture the viewers are seeing as the commentator has access to all camera angles and he can select whichever one he wishes – although it would make sense to use the picture being broadcast simply for continuity.
He’s been a great servant to racing providing some memorable moments but I am struggling to enjoy my racing at the moment with the current standard of commentary on the BBC and it seems to be getting worse by the day.
Chanced upon him in ‘The Knavesmire’ pub last night (near the course) knocking back the amber nectar with a pal. Didn’t look too well in my opinion, very rubicund and paunchy
Brief chat, wished him well, pleasant chap
…the demon drink…
Chanced upon him in ‘The Knavesmire’ pub last night (near the course) knocking back the amber nectar with a pal. Didn’t look too well in my opinion, very rubicund and paunchy
Brief chat, wished him well, pleasant chap
…the demon drink…
A friend of a friend told me a while back that the plan is to return home to Australia with the intention of breeding horses on a small scale. The ambition will be to breed a Melbourne Cup winner, and apparently his son, who is currently assistant to a well known Oxfordshire handler, will train them.
He is still, for my money, the nearest we have to O’Sullevan – the tone, the air of excitement. The others cannot come close in my opinion, so it is sad that he will be leaving us.
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Can’t think of anyone who can replace him as "the Voice of Racing" really. Simon Holt’s quite good, but no one has the same presence as O’Sullevan and McGrath have.
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