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Good ol’ John Rickman, always raised his hat to us viewers. Seems like a lifetime ago now
I always, always get excited by the start of the "real" jump season, and this year is no different. But I know this season will be like so many others:blighted by injuries and deaths. And I know I’ll ferl guilty for loving a sport where these things happen. But I also know there’ll be plenty of excitable jumping up and down, screaming at the tv, tears of joy and sheer awe at what pleasure these magnificent beasts can bring to us fans, and to their lucky connections.
Bring it on!
Tony, the meeting you are thinking of runs on the 26th of October.
Incorrect tbracing the meeting takes place this Saturday
Apologies, you are right. I was thinking of the Persian War meeting.
yeah Johnny Rickman
surely Dickie Davies
without the moustache ?
Sadly neither today
would be anchormen.
Possibly on trawlers
JR was certainly more than just an anchorman this day…
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" He certainly provided moments of fun when broadcasting live. On one occasion he was broadcasting from Sandown racecourse near London when a telephone rang on his desk. Rickman, no doubt thinking it would be bad manners not to answer, picked it up and said: "I’m on air and very busy. I’ll call you back." Less amusing was an occasion at Newcastle when his co-presenters, flying to the course, were delayed by a strong headwind. Rickman not only presented the show but also provided paddock commentary and actually called the races. In doing so he fulfilled perfectly the role of a broadcasting swan; while below the surface there may have been plenty of flapping, above water the impression was one of elegant calm."
Some nice anecdotes there
and Dickie Davies like Rickman
had something a little extra
in the tank – not a tigerFunny thing about Rickman
and my memory of him was
his taking off his hat and
replacing it as he finished
his broadcast.I wonder where that hat is
a trilby with a dent in
the middle and and where he is
and if he still has the hat ?I think he had more than one hat. A bit like me
His main one might have gone with him on his last journey.
THE MAN OF MANY HATS
It sounds as if John is sadly sparko.
Good ol John one of the horse racing
greats and he brought a lot of pleasure
to people like me and people like you
and he did it his way, and that was a good way,
and sad to say, there will never be another
like himIt’s lovely being nostalgic about John Rickman and I loved the gentlemanly way he doffed his hat at the start of every broadcast.
He was certainly the racing presenter of his time but, sadly, times change.
I can just imagine the outcry on the various fora if a Rickmanesque presenter began fronting Channel Four Racing next Saturday!!!
Personally I really like the Rickman / Oaksey style of presentation – much more preferable to the "personality" based presentation nowadays but, as in many other areas, my views are in a minority.
Ken Butler doing the paddock commentary and in those days there was a proper paddock commentary, Tony Cooke calling the races and was it Peter Moore who read the results?
And they call it progress
The TV racing seemed so much more special before the days of the racing channels especially for jumps fans, there was nothing from the Swinton Hurdle day through to the Chepstow meeting I think on TV.
A lot of jumps fixtures I enjoyed seem to have gone missing now such as the Newbury Friday meeting on BBC2 before the Saturday flat meeting on Grandstand later this month.
It’s lovely being nostalgic about John Rickman and I loved the gentlemanly way he doffed his hat at the start of every broadcast.
He was certainly the racing presenter of his time but, sadly, times change.
I can just imagine the outcry on the various fora if a Rickmanesque presenter began fronting Channel Four Racing next Saturday!!!
Personally I really like the Rickman / Oaksey style of presentation – much more preferable to the "personality" based presentation nowadays but, as in many other areas, my views are in a minority.
Ken Butler doing the paddock commentary and in those days there was a proper paddock commentary, Tony Cooke calling the races and was it Peter Moore who read the results?
And they call it progress
Paul,
I suspect your views on presenters are shared by many on here and not the minority you believe. Unfortunately in this day and age too many presenters like to hear the sound of their own voices (I guess that’s why they go into broadcasting!!). I’d much rather they kept the programme flowing and left the "experts" to voice their opinions.
Also I think there’d be more debate and interest in the sport if the analysts came off the fence a bit. Racing is far too cosy media wise. It’s high time some of the analysts were a bit more critical. Not sure if you watch football on TV but the likes of Hansen, Souness and Neville don’t hold back with their opinions and rightly so. They are paid for their expertise and knowledge and ability to communicate this to the viewer. I’m afraid there’s not many on TV racing wise that I sit up and listen to intently.
And Sunday’s finest…
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Not had the pleasure yet, but one year- hopefully.
5.45 at Chepstow looking like the best race of the day today
Yes and surely the 6.10 is definitely the best race on the level today. Too tricky for a bet but well worth a watch. O’Neill fielding a half brother to War Of Attrition but rather more unfortunately a full brother to War Correspondent, Pipe a winning pointer from the ‘Minella’ production line and related to Hardy Eustace and then you have well regarded horses from Fry, Tizzard and Honeyball to name but three. Should be a cracker.
Won by the Honeyball trained jolly in the end.
Decent jump racing at Chepstow tomorrow totally ignored by terrestrial TV which is a shame
Just having a look at the card now, Tony, and a couple of half-decent races. Lamb or Cod will never be another Beef or Salmon but may have a chance of a repeat in the 4.10 at a tasty price if Hobbs has got him up to speed. Mind you, I fancy the chances of another three or four in this eleven runner field
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