Mike Cattermole’s Cheltenham Commentary

[War Admiral]

Betting in running is completely different. You do not need to study the running styles of all the horses and even if you did it might not help a great deal. Betting in running for the large part is far easier money than styudying a couple of races a day. The satisfaction of getting a winner is not the same but if you are winning what does that matter?

[katabatic]

Feel really sorry for Mike he was gutted when i spoke to him after the race.
I’ve tried race calling in the past and its the most difficult job in the world. Obviously If you attempt a high profile job you’ve got to expect criticism when things go wrong but personally i feel sorry for him.
Mikes a good caller and he’ll soon be back on top form !

[Irish Stamp]

I get annoyed with the discrepancy in describing a horse in say a 12 runner race that’s trailing the field by 4 lengths with a mile to run.

If it’s the favourite it’s being "held up in rear" whilst a 33/1 shot or an outsider and it’s "tailing off" despite not making any forward progress or dropping back.

[Burroughhill]

But there is a big difference in being held up in rear to tailing off. You can see it in the way the horse is running.

[Author]

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